ok, thanks On 2/4/08, Chris Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Oliver Pinter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > mainline: ecaf18c15aac8bb9bed7b7aa0e382fe252e275d5 > > > > --->8--- > > commit ecaf18c15aac8bb9bed7b7aa0e382fe252e275d5 > > Author: Eric Paris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Tue Dec 4 23:45:31 2007 -0800 > > > > VM/Security: add security hook to do_brk > > > > Given a specifically crafted binary do_brk() can be used to get low > pages > > available in userspace virtual memory and can thus be used to > circumvent > > the mmap_min_addr low memory protection. Add security checks in > do_brk(). > > All of the low mmap addr stuff isn't added until 2.6.23. > > thanks, > -chris >
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