linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.17.10

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0608231054050.375@yvahk01.tjqt.qr>
Date:	Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:54:44 +0200 (MEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	torvalds@...l.org
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.17.10

>> > Sridhar Samudrala:
>> >       Fix sctp privilege elevation (CVE-2006-3745)
>> 
>> I've seen gazillions of CVE numbers for SCTP over the past months.
>> 
>> Should perhaps SCTP be dropped from the kernel until it has been audited
>> for security by at least two independent parties?
>
>the thing, luckily no one really uses it in the wild :)

If other OS (such as mswin32) supported it, it would indeed get more 
testing.


Jan Engelhardt
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