Re: [Full-Disclosure] Xfree86 video buffering?

From: KF (lists) (kf_lists_at_digitalmunition.com)
Date: 02/25/05

  • Next message: Riad S. Wahby: "[Full-Disclosure] Re: Xfree86 video buffering?" 
    Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:40:00 -0500
To: Cassidy Macfarlane <cmacfarlane@Drummond-Miller.co.uk>

    I have cc'd a link for the FD-archive on this thread to the
    security@xfree86.org alias... I will let you know if and when they respond.
    -KF

    Cassidy Macfarlane wrote:

    >Yeah.
    >
    >In fact, imho, this should have moved off to the Xfree dev list a few
    >posts ago.. I trust the OP or someone along the line has fwd'ed this
    >thread to their list....
    >
    >I remember this from Red Hat years ago...It's always been around, bout
    >time they (Xfree)fixed it.
    >
    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: full-disclosure-bounces@lists.netsys.com
    >[mailto:full-disclosure-bounces@lists.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Stan
    >Bubrouski
    >Sent: 25 February 2005 16:10
    >To: Michael Holstein
    >Cc: full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com
    >Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Xfree86 video buffering?
    >
    >
    >Michael Holstein wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >>Seems like an easy fix would be to write a routine into KDM to write
    >>4-5 seconds worth of something benign (like the KDE logo in different
    >>spots) to the screen before logout/shutdown (note how 2000/XP already
    >>do this with the 'preparing to shutdown' screen? Maybe there's a
    >>reason for that).
    >>
    >>~Mike.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >
    >That seems like a pretty unhelpful solution. Say the system crashes?
    >Or KDE or
    >X crash? The same problem will still exist.
    >
    >With this solution someone could intentionally crash your machine to
    >avoid those
    >routines from running. I'm not trying to put you down or anything, in
    >fact I probably
    >know less about video related stuff than most on the list, this just
    >doesn't seem like
    >the best way to do it. I have no better suggestions, I'll leave this
    >one to
    >the experts.
    >
    >-sb
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