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Date:      Fri, 28 Dec 2001 23:59:04 -0600
From:      Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org>
To:        Tor.Egge@cvsup.no.freebsd.org
Cc:        security@freebsd.org, alc@freebsd.org, dillon@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: (forw) Re: AIO vulnerability (from bugtraq)
Message-ID:  <20011228235904.B16101@elvis.mu.org>
In-Reply-To: <20011228235711.A16101@elvis.mu.org>; from alfred@freebsd.org on Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 11:57:11PM -0600
References:  <20011210132621.E92148@elvis.mu.org> <20011211180713J.tegge@cvsup.no.freebsd.org> <20011228235711.A16101@elvis.mu.org>

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* Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> [011228 23:57] wrote:
> * Tor.Egge@cvsup.no.freebsd.org <Tor.Egge@cvsup.no.freebsd.org> [011211 12:07] wrote:
> > > Can you look at this?
> > 
> > All pending aio requests must be drained before mapping the new
> > vmspace.  An untested suggested pach is enclosed.
> > 
> > - Tor Egge
> 
> This looks a bit early and could result in aio_proc_rundown()
> being called but returning ENOEXEC to the caller.
> 
> I think it's safe to move it down a bit as it seems the interpreter
> is responsible for only setting up the imgp such that kern_exec.c
> can finish the job.  Wouldn't you say it's probably safe to try
> this instead?

On second thought it probably has to be right before where I put
it, before the p->p_sysent->sv_fixup callback.

*sigh*

-- 
-Alfred Perlstein [alfred@freebsd.org]
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 start asking why software is ignoring 30 years of accumulated wisdom.'
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