On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 12:13:00PM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote: > On 12/17/2009 05:35 PM, Oscon wrote: > > Hello! > > > > I can't register new account in bugzilla.kernel.org. / my ISP's spamfilter > > problem (?) maybe./ > > > > -------------------------- > > > > I sent this mail to Greg KH (2.6.27.y maintainer), he sent me: > > > > "Can you get the kvm maintainers to agree that this is correct? > > > > thanks, > > > > greg k-h" > > > > --------------- > > So the bug : > > > > I found a memory allocation bug in kvm/mmu.c& kvm_main.c. /in > > kvm_destroy_vm()/ > > > > Affected kernel: 2.6.27.32-2.6.27.41 > > > > Mainline kernel (2.6.32) is not affected. (Modified kvm subsystem.) > > > > Cause: > > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Fstable%2Flinux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=d2127c8300fb1ec54af56faee17170e7a525326d > > > > Solution: Revert this patch. > > > > This bug can cause local DoS in the host system. > > > > > > > Looks like some other patch is missing in 2.6.27.y. Not sure what it is. > > But it's safer to revert this patch for now. Ok, I've now reverted it. thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
