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Date:	Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:08:41 -0800
From:	"Justin P. Mattock" <justinmattock@...il.com>
To:	Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: CVE-2009-2584

Michael Gilbert wrote:
> Hi,
>
> CVE-2009-2584 [0],[1] has been disclosed for quite a while now (with
> existing exploit code by Brad Spengler [2]).  A patch has also been
> available for the same amount of time [3], but as of 2.6.32-rc6 it is
> still not applied.  Did this slip through the cracks?  Thanks upfront
> for any info on the matter.
>
> Best wishes,
> Mike
>
> [0] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2584
> [1] http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/linux-kernel-sgi-gru-driver-off-by-one-overwrite/
> [2] http://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploit_demo.c
> [3] http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/348
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>    
just read something today which might
be similar/same as what you might
be referring too.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/03/linux_kernel_vulnerability/

Justin P. Mattock


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