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Big problem on linux 2.0


From: visi0n () AUX-TECH ORG (visi0n)
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 21:11:02 +0000


        I did a little patch for kernel 2.0.38:

+++ socket.c    Thu Dec  9 21:06:51 1999
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@
        register struct msghdr msg;
        register struct iovec iov;

-       if (len < 0)
+       if (len < 0 || len >= 65468)
                return -EINVAL;

        err = verify_area(VERIFY_READ, buff, len);

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visi0n
AUX Technologies
[www.aux-tech.org]


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