Subject: Re: Fwd: Any user can panic OpenBSD machine
To: Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: tech-security
Date: 07/27/1998 16:47:24
"Todd C. Miller" writes:
> In message <v6pver2kl7.fsf@kechara.lh.vix.com>
> 	so spake Michael Graff (explorer):
> 
> > I tested a NetBSD/i386-1.3.2 machine just now, which also returned
> > EINVAL.
> 
> That's not correct behavior either.  iov_len is unsigned so making it
> -1 (which is the unsigned value 4294967295) should not be an error.

Even if it isn't perfect, it is better than crashing.

.pm