Lukas Eppler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > New Pentium bug
[snip] > This sounds like a "don't use linux" statement from intel. They don't even > mention Windows NT, which is a multi user platform, too. And why the hell > has this something to do with multi user systems? Is the mentioned code in > use with debian linux? There was a message about this just a few hours ago on this list. See: <URL:http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentium/ppiie/software.htm> Summary: Any program can lock a Pentium solid. Obviously, this doesn't really make any difference to Win95. However, an unpriviliged local WinNT user or Linux user can bring down the machine. That's why there's a patch available for Linux to fix the problem. See: <URL:http://linux.dialnet.net/LMP/> There was a Perl script posted to BugTraq that would search for the f00f opcodes in a program, and a C program that wouldn't get noticed but would crash anyway. -- Carey Evans <*> http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/c.evans/ gc "Trust Ivanova. Trust yourself. Anybody else - shoot 'em." -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
