Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 6 Jul 1999 18:05:07 +0100 | From | Steve Dodd <> | Subject | Re: Cyrix "coma bug" fix was deleted from pre-2.3.10-4 |
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On Tue, Jul 06, 1999 at 09:57:11AM +0100, BOSZORMENYI Zoltan wrote:
[Cyrix coma bug removed in 2.3.10-pre4]
> May I ask why?
Search me, with 2.3.10-pre4 applied, the exploit works again (as expected, really); therefore you won't be able to run secure multi-user systems with 2.3.10+.
Interestingly, 2.3.6 changed from the official work-around (setting the NO_LOCK bit, whatever that does) to something else, which I haven't managed to figure out as I don't have the Cyrix 6x86 data books kicking around.
Did this patch get fed into 2.2.x as well? I guess you can see where my thoughts are leading..
Meantime set6x86 can used on start-up to implement either of the two work arounds.
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