linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [PATCH] IA64,sparc: local DoS with corrupted ELFs

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Message-ID: <20060907153746.GA29602@kroah.com>
Date:	Thu, 7 Sep 2006 08:37:46 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
Cc:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Kirill Korotaev <dev@...nvz.org>, tony.luck@...el.com,
	linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org,
	Fernando Vazquez <fernando@....ntt.co.jp>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	stable@...nel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	devel@...nvz.org, xemul@...nvz.org
Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH] IA64,sparc: local DoS with corrupted ELFs

On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 03:11:42PM +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> > > > Yes, but the -stable developers don't build for those arches, that's why
> > > > it was missed here.
> > > 
> > > What's the easiest way to get coverage here?  Sending a parisc
> > > workstation or server to someone?  Giving accounts to some/all of the
> > > stable team?  Finding someone who cares about parisc to join the stable
> > > team?
> > 
> > How about: Someone from that arch trying out the -stable release
> > canidates to make sure it doesn't break anything on their arches /
> > favorite machine?
> 
> this won't work for security hot-fixes, because you basically don't do a
> release candidate for them. We should think about this, too.

Well, short of me and Chris getting one of every arch out there (which I
don't recommend), I think we will just get by as we have been doing in
the past.

thanks,

greg k-h
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