Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:08:52 -0400 From: Jim Ohlstein <jim@ohlste.in> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: Richard Yao <ryao@cs.stonybrook.edu> Subject: Re: Text relocations in kernel modules Message-ID: <4F79DD24.2010000@ohlste.in> In-Reply-To: <4F79D88B.3040102@cs.stonybrook.edu> References: <4F75E404.8000104@cs.stonybrook.edu> <4F75EF86.6090909@cs.stonybrook.edu> <20120330190713.GG2358@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <4F760C9E.6060405@cs.stonybrook.edu> <20120330194649.GH2358@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <4F761371.7020606@cs.stonybrook.edu> <20120330203605.GI2358@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <4F76350F.8000708@cs.stonybrook.edu> <20120330224631.GJ2358@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <4F7637F3.2060502@cs.stonybrook.edu> <CAGE5yCpuvsVrc-%2BDTVas-W4fjuP2s%2B6PQONMOTyEbGnj2CY3ig@mail.gmail.com> <4F766F29.2030803@cs.stonybrook.edu> <CAFHbX1KiZx68MP4bCAvPc0Zui3fA4O35_z3kP781zoJqLYp7Bw@mail.gmail.com> <4F79D88B.3040102@cs.stonybrook.edu>
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On 4/2/12 12:49 PM, Richard Yao wrote: > On 04/02/12 05:56, Tom Evans wrote: >> On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 3:42 AM, Richard Yao <ryao@cs.stonybrook.edu> wrote: >>>> There are no security implications, no system resources to be wasted. >>>> >>>> And if you think there are security implications, then lets see a >>>> proof-of-concept. >>> >>> If I find time to write a proof-of-concept, I promise to publish it >>> publicly. Your security team will find out when everyone else does. >> >> Richard, I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish here. You have >> had a clear explanation of why certain things are done in a certain >> way in the FreeBSD codebase, and a confirmation that they do not think >> it causes any security issues in FreeBSD. >> >> Your response is to threaten to write an exploit against FreeBSD, and >> distribute it publicly before disclosing to security@. > > Some people believe that projects that do not take proper > countermeasures against security vulnerabilities do not deserve to have > special notification of issues. I happen to be one of them. Wow. You're not only an ass, you're a pompous ass. > >> Are you trying to be an ass? Someone disagrees with you on the >> internet, so you throw all the toys out the pram? > > I suggest that you look at things from my perspective. I asked a simple > question on your mailing list. I then received several private emails > from various FreeBSD developers insulting my intelligence for the act of > asking a question. Who is the "ass" here? > See above. Or... look in the mirror. -- Jim Ohlstein
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