Since we're on the 2.4 kernel, I have a question thats been jawing at me and haven't really had the time to peel through code and look...
In the kernel (ok, stand up you kernel guru's!), when a "segmentation fault" is raised, I don't care where, doesn't the kernel get some sort of notification event? For example, say my process (inetd or exim) does a core dump, doesn't the kernel get some sort of event that this occurred and what address/offset it occurred at? Or since the process is outside of the "kernel", it doesn't know? Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip Hofmeister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <debian-security@lists.debian.org> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 8:28 AM Subject: Re: Secure 2.4.x kernel > > > Or is it the > > case that such a secure kernel doesnt exist yet in the > 2.4 line? Given > > Debian's tradition of backporting security fixes, perhaps > there is a > > Debian-ized 2.4 kernel that would be suited to what I > have in mind? > > I run 2.2.18pre21 on my firewall. It has been known to be > stable and secure. Unless you like recompiling your kernel > 2 or 3 times a month I wouldn't look to 2.4 for a FIREWALL > kernel yet. If you want the neat features of 2.4 I would > recomend installing 2.2 on the firewall and another box on > the internal network with 2.4 > > Phil > > > > > Thanks, > > Jor-el > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
