Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 22:37:18 -0500 From: Matthew Hunt <mph@pobox.com> To: Travis Mikalson <bofh@terranova.net> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: F00F fix announced Message-ID: <19971204223718.35531@mph124.rh.psu.edu> In-Reply-To: <348763C1.3E4C@terranova.net>; from Travis Mikalson on Thu, Dec 04, 1997 at 09:15:29PM -0500 References: <348763C1.3E4C@terranova.net>
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On Thu, Dec 04, 1997 at 09:15:29PM -0500, Travis Mikalson wrote:
> There is also a Cyrix 6x86{L,MX} variation of this bug (and consequently
> an exploit) and I'm wondering if it's been fixed, recognized or is being
> worked on.
Well, it's an unrelated bug, not a variation. But that's a nit.
Add to your kernel config:
options CPU_CYRIX_NO_LOCK
Make sure /usr/src/sys/i386/i386/initcpu.c is of version
1.5.2.5 (2.2-STABLE) or 1.10 (3.0-CURRENT) or later. The option
was broken until that version.
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