Re: Remote buffer overflow bug in kernel

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• Subject: Re: Remote buffer overflow bug in kernel
• From: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:09:23 +0000
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On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 14:01:03 -0800 (PST)
Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> There has been a bug in the kernel with a buffer overflow in kernel, 

No there has not, its just the usual standard of "journalism" on the net.

> Is it a real bug or just on Gentoo?  

Some random out of kernel third party code has a bug (ndiswrapper). If
you use it you need to ask said third party vendor  for advice.

Alan

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