full-disclosure - Xfree86 video buffering?

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From: kf_lists at digitalmunition.com (KF (lists))
Subject: Xfree86 video buffering?


I have cc'd a link for the FD-archive on this thread to the 
security@...ee86.org alias... I will let you know if and when they respond.
-KF

Cassidy Macfarlane wrote:

>Yeah.
>
>In fact, imho, this should have moved off to the Xfree dev list a few
>posts ago.. I trust the OP or someone along the line has fwd'ed this
>thread to their list....
>
>I remember this from Red Hat years ago...It's always been around, bout
>time they (Xfree)fixed it.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: full-disclosure-bounces@...ts.netsys.com
>[mailto:full-disclosure-bounces@...ts.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Stan
>Bubrouski
>Sent: 25 February 2005 16:10
>To: Michael Holstein
>Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
>Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Xfree86 video buffering?
>
>
>Michael Holstein wrote:
>
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>>Seems like an easy fix would be to write a routine into KDM to write 
>>4-5 seconds worth of something benign (like the KDE logo in different 
>>spots) to the screen before logout/shutdown (note how 2000/XP already 
>>do this with the 'preparing to shutdown' screen? Maybe there's a 
>>reason for that).
>>
>>~Mike.
>>    
>>
>
>
>That seems like a pretty unhelpful solution.  Say the system crashes?  
>Or KDE or
>X crash?  The same problem will still exist.
>
>With this solution someone could intentionally crash your machine to 
>avoid those
>routines from running.  I'm not trying to put you down or anything, in 
>fact I probably
>know less about video related stuff than most on the list, this just 
>doesn't seem like
>the best way to do it.  I have no better suggestions, I'll leave this
>one to
>the experts.
>
>-sb
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