On 2005.12.18 20:30:31 +0800, Xin LI wrote: > Hi, Simon, > > On 12/18/05, Simon L. Nielsen <simon_at_freebsd.org> wrote: > > On 2005.12.18 09:45:41 +0100, Stanislaw Halik wrote: > > > Xin LI <delphij_at_gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Patch looks good so I have committed it as sys/kern/sys_pipe.c,v > > > > 1.185. Thanks for the submission! > > > > > > any chances on getting a fast backport to RELENG_6_0? > > > > For that to happen it need to be in RELENG_6 for a while to make sure > > nothing is broken by the change and then an Errata Notice has to be > > made for the issue. That said, it sounds like a good candidate for an > > Errata Notice. > > Do we typically issue Errata Notice for local DoS in the past? I > think this is a serious problem, but not very sure whether it should > be merged back to RELENG_6_0, though. If so_at_ and re_at_ agrees I would > be happy to do some documentary work for the Errata Notice :-) I'm can't remember if we have actually done any Errata's for local DoS issues, but it has been discussed a few times between so_at_ and re_at_ and the general agreement has been that it is a good idea. I know there was at least one other local DoS issue for 6.0 that has been proposed as an Errata, but I don't know the status of it. -- Simon L. Nielsen FreeBSD Deputy Security Officer
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