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kern/40490: 5.0: linux futex cas stuff is a security hole
>Number: 40490
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: 5.0: linux futex cas stuff is a security hole
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: high
>Responsible: kern-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Jan 26 23:45:00 +0000 2009
>Originator: Andrew Doran
>Release: 5.0_BETA
>Organization:
ad%netbsd.org@localhost
>Environment:
n/a
>Description:
The CAS stuff added for linux futexes is a security hole that could
either leak memory cross process or crash the kernel.
>How-To-Repeat:
Code inspection.
>Fix:
Add ucasptr() and move to copy.S, build linux ops on it.
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