Re: [BUG] skge 0000:02:05: read data parity error

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Mon Jan 14 2008 - 16:36:11 EST


On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 10:31:03PM +0100, Oliver Pinter (PintÃr OlivÃr) wrote:
> I think, it is a potential security breakpoint, when applications with
> root permission its read, then a machine is freezed, or only i thin
> it's?

When you are root there are infinite ways to kill your machine, so
there's nothing security related about this issue.

> Thanks,
> Oliver

cu
Adrian

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