linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.22.y] {17**/17} - nopage-range-fix.patch (CVE-2008-0007)

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.00.0802021440010.5082@www.l.google.com>
Date:	Sat, 2 Feb 2008 14:40:48 +1100 (EST)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Oliver Pinter (Pint?r Oliv?r)" <oliver.pntr@...il.com>
cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, stable@...nel.org,
	stable-commits@...r.kernel.org,
	"chrisw@...s-sol.org" <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>, Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [2.6.22.y] {17**/17} - nopage-range-fix.patch (CVE-2008-0007)
 - series for stable kernel #2



On Sat, 2 Feb 2008, Oliver Pinter (Pint?r Oliv?r) wrote:
> 
> Linus it's go or drop it?

I should merge it, I was just a bit bummed that I think the right solution 
is to switch the bitfield meaning around. But the patch is certainly not 
wrong.

		Linus
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