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Message-ID: <4BCBB81F.6050100@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:55:43 +0800
From: Eugene Teo <eugene@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
CC: Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@...il.com>
Subject: Re: kernel: hvc_console: Fix race between hvc_close
and hvc_remove
Hi Michael,
[snipped]
> are issues in features that are disabled by default generally treated
> as unimportant? there are bound to be a (perhaps small) subset of users
> turning these features on; exposing themselves to more risk if these
> issues go unfixed. i suppose cve assignment depends on whether or not
> there is an expectation to protect those users in addition to
> defaults-using users.
They are not treated as unimportant. However, customers have been
advised that our support scope of coverage does not include modified
RPMs (i.e. recompiling of kernels to enable unsupported features, etc).
https://www.redhat.com/support/policy/soc/production/
Feel free to email us directly at secalert@...hat.com if you have more
vendor/Red Hat-specific questions.
Thanks, Eugene
--
Eugene Teo / Red Hat Security Response Team
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