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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] proper bounds check in do_set_gdt entry point




On 27 Jun 2005, at 19:41, Chris Wright wrote:

Unless I missed something, not bounds checking entries in do_set_gdt is
a security hole.

Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@xxxxxxxx>

The check happens in set_gdt(). do_set_gdt is just a wrapper with a copy_from_user plus conditional tlb flush.

 -- Keir


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