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Re: CVE request - Linux kernel: VFAT slab-based buffer overflow


From: Kurt Seifried <kseifried () redhat com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:29:10 -0700

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On 02/26/2013 02:38 PM, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
On mar., 2013-02-26 at 14:05 -0700, Kurt Seifried wrote:
The problem with security is you have to basically do it 100% 
correctly 100% of the time

You can also look at other, more proactives approaches (hardening
the memory layout, enforcing W^X etc.). Even hardening userland
might help here.

I was referring to security process, not security technology, sorry I
should have been more clear.

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Kurt Seifried Red Hat Security Response Team (SRT)
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