[SATLUG] New kernel security problem

[Paul S. Bains]

Not being a C programmer, much less a kernel programmer, I really don't
know, other than maybe some kind of buffer overflow, or other anomaly.
The best explanation I found was on GCC Bugzilla -

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15905

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 16:07:21 -0500
akonstam at trinity.edu wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 12:36:01PM -0500, Paul S. Bains wrote:
> > Yes, the bug exists in the 2.6.x series - just compiled the
> > offending code and tested it!
> > 
> > gcc -o crash crash.c
> > 
> > If you want to lock up your system, D/L the code from the web site
> > below, compile as above, then run "crash" in a terminal. Ok, I'm a
> > programmer, I HAD to test it....:o)
> I did exactly the same thing. Even called my program crash.
> But I differ with the characterization of the this program as simple
> or straightforward. Does anyone understand what it tries to do?
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