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    From(Alan Cox)
    SubjectRe: RFC: security fixes to stable kernels
    DateThu, 9 Jul 1998 16:48:56 +0100 (BST)
    > > It isnt a three liner.
    > 
    > --- fcntl.c     Tue Jun 30 02:03:34 1998
    > +++ fcntl.c     Tue Jun 30 02:03:52 1998
    
    You've missed the other security fixed
    
    > Well, AFAIKS, your other security hole isn't as well
    > known as the SIGIO issue, so leaving it to .36 seems
    > reasonable. A 35 release like the above wouldn't delay
    > the next real release.
    
    Its not reasonable, one of the other two is known and
    published the other one people hit occasionally by
    accident causing machine crashes.
    
    Alan
    
    
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