Re: Buffer Overflow`s


"Bill Marcum" <bmarcum@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ulpca3-r7u.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:10:02 -0000, Flossie
> <guessme@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I remember a while ago on the 2.20 kernel release that there was a
little
> > patch that would stop the buffer overflows. Can anyone please tell me
what
> > this was called and or direct me to a place to get it .
> >
> >
> Which buffer overflows? If you are still using a 2.2 kernel, 2.2.26
> and a patch to 2.2.27-rc2 are available from www.kernel.org.
>
>
> --
> All my friends and I are crazy. That's the only thing that keeps us sane.

The kernel buffer overflows.


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