Re: Linux 3.4+: arbitrary write with CONFIG_X86_X32 (CVE-2014-0038)

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> > > > > "SD" == Solar Designer <solar () openwall com> writes:

    SD> Hi, This issue was brought to linux-distros and security@k.o 2
    SD> days ago via the message quoted below, and it was just made
    SD> public at 22:00 UTC today (two hours ago) via grsecurity and PaX
    SD> (who were the ones to find the issue).  Normally, the person who
    SD> brought this to linux-distros would be the one responsible to
    SD> bring the issue to oss-security as soon as the issue is public,
    SD> but Kees does not appear to be around at the moment and the
    SD> issue is critical enough that I find it inappropriate to delay
    SD> this posting by a few hours more, hence I am doing Kees' job by
    SD> posting this in here.

    SD> This is CVE-2014-0038 (assigned shortly after Kees sent the
    SD> message below).  I will also include PaX Team's revised patch
    SD> below.

Are you sure this is the correct CVE? It was assigned already beginning
of Dec. last year.

Roland