On 07/19/2009 10:29 PM, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:47:44 -0700 > Daniel B. Thurman wrote: > >> Is this "old news", rehashed (news) hype, or what? > > Sounds like a compiler bug to me. If the compiler is removing > a null pointer check for a pointer which could in fact be > null, then clearly the optimizer has gone off the deep end. > > I do love that it only happens on systems with selinux or > pulseaudio, both of which I eradicate to the fullest extent > possible as soon as I finish the initial install :-). Unlucky for you as the article is completely wrong on both claims. It is true however that SELinux could have prevented that problem if not for a policy bug http://blog.namei.org/2009/07/18/a-brief-note-on-the-2630-kernel-null-pointer-vulnerability/ Rahul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
