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Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:55:10 -0400 From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com> To: Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com> CC: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Daniel J Blueman <daniel.blueman@...il.com>, Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@...el.com>, jamagallon@....com, tigran@...azian.fsnet.co.uk, Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: New format Intel microcode... Chuck Ebbert wrote: > On 06/28/2007 11:27 AM, Andi Kleen wrote: >> But the problem is very obscure and you can likely ignore it too. If your >> machine crashes it's very likely something else. > > What about deliberate exploits of these bugs from userspace? Theo thinks > they are possible... > Do you have any details? One of the folks in a chat was saying something similar, but thought that causing as crash was the extent of it, rather than any access violation. Obviously I don't know the extent of that claim, so more information would be good. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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