Re: 2.2.0 SECURITY

Myrdraal (myrdraal@jackalz.dyndns.org)
Wed, 27 Jan 1999 00:01:50 -0500

On Tue, Jan 26, 1999 at 09:46:06PM -0700, Dan Burcaw wrote:
Hi,
> There is a bug that works only on the 2.2.0 kernel that will allow root
> and non-root users to crash the machine (the system reboots).
> [snip]
Ouch! It worked on my K6-2/333. Very nasty.
-Myrdraal
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