From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
To: torvalds@transmeta.com
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Subject: [PATCH] TRIVIAL 2.5.12 WP security warning
Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 17:23:47 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E172oSp-0007ot-00@wagner.rustcorp.com.au> (raw)
Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>: Warn users about machines with non-working WP bit:
Hi!
This might be good idea, as those machines are not safe for multiuser
systems.
--- trivial-2.5.12/arch/i386/mm/init.c.orig Wed May 1 17:15:10 2002
+++ trivial-2.5.12/arch/i386/mm/init.c Wed May 1 17:15:10 2002
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
local_flush_tlb();
if (!boot_cpu_data.wp_works_ok) {
- printk("No.\n");
+ printk("No (that's security hole).\n");
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK
panic("This kernel doesn't support CPU's with broken WP. Recompile it for a 386!");
#endif
--
Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.
next reply other threads:[~2002-05-01 7:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-05-01 7:23 Rusty Russell [this message]
2002-05-01 11:33 ` [PATCH] TRIVIAL 2.5.12 WP security warning Dave Jones
2002-05-01 20:21 ` Pavel Machek
2002-05-01 20:27 ` arjan
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