Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:55:10 -0400 | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: New format Intel microcode... |
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Chuck Ebbert wrote: > On 06/28/2007 11:27 AM, Andi Kleen wrote: >> But the problem is very obscure and you can likely ignore it too. If your >> machine crashes it's very likely something else. > > What about deliberate exploits of these bugs from userspace? Theo thinks > they are possible... > Do you have any details? One of the folks in a chat was saying something similar, but thought that causing as crash was the extent of it, rather than any access violation. Obviously I don't know the extent of that claim, so more information would be good.
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