Re: Re: Second critical mremap() bug found in all Linux kernels

["Gregory A. Gilliss" <ggilliss () netpublishing com>]

Paul,

It's "full disclosure" for God's sake. WTF is this "proper grace period"
crap?

Who decides what constitutes a "proper grace period"? You? Me? The vendors?

There's a hole. Here's how you test/exploit the hole. The script k1dd13z 
have it now. Fix it quick. Don't wait! Full disclosure. Not necessarily
"responsible" disclosure, but hey, the vendors released the code with the
hole in it. Was *that* responsible? I mean, what are we talking about here,
security or some kind of standards body that decides who gets what info?

You may object to my position. How can a responsible security professional
advocate this, you ask? Simply because I recognize that the vendors will
not fix security holes unless they are forced to by expediency. Security
is a revenue drain, and unless there is a viable threat security remains
a very low priority  on organizations' list of things to do today. The
release of the PoC code or exploit into the wild creates the viable threat
that results in vendors getting off their collective asses and doing the
work to patch the hole.

If the vendors would do more than adequate testing in the first place
the damned hole would have been found and fixed before the product
shipped. Instead people like you and I and Christophe Devine perform free
security auditing for the vendors.

Full Disclosure. Read the list charter. It's about putting it out there
regardless of the consequences, because information should be free and
vendors don't give a shit unless there's some fire being held to their
feet.

G

On or about 2004.02.18 15:52:15 +0000, Paul Starzetz (ihaquer () isec pl) said:

> please do not post any exploit code(s) before a proper grace period.

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