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Actually ....
The C programming code had a check for this already in it. The COMPILER, in optimizing the code, removed the check.

I wonder how many times this happens in all of the various compilers in the world ?
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Actually ....  linux4u | 07/20/09
So the guys who compiled the Linux kernel traded security for speed?  markbn | 07/20/09
No, it appears to be a compiler bug ...  George Mitchell | 07/20/09
Compilers don't do that  LBiege | 07/20/09
You misunderstand OSS.  peter_erskine@... | 07/20/09
RE: Linux exploit evades security barrier  Loverock Davidson | 07/20/09
I don't wonder why you would never run it...  Viva la crank dodo | 07/20/09
Re:RE: Linux exploit evades security barrier  llemm | 07/20/09
WOW! Fixed Aready  Tim Patterson | 07/20/09
Re: WOW! Fixed Aready  llemm | 07/20/09
Thanks  Tim Patterson | 07/20/09
Hmm where have I heard this...  gnesterenko | 07/21/09
OS's, bugs, patches...and all of that.  bmonsterman | 07/20/09
If this is the first exploit you've heard about....  storm14k | 07/20/09
well now...  gnesterenko | 07/20/09
Oh really?  storm14k | 07/20/09
Just like Vista.  ye | 07/20/09
I didn't say it wasn't...  storm14k | 07/20/09
Apparently customers aren't liking SELinux  bmonsterman | 07/20/09
I've seen some that don't like it.  storm14k | 07/20/09
Such as?  ye | 07/20/09
It's easier for linux  notsofast | 07/20/09
Oh ok  gnesterenko | 07/20/09
What do you mean "NOW"  storm14k | 07/20/09
Don't take it so personally  gnesterenko | 07/21/09
But...  ShadowGIATL | 07/20/09
Its a bit more even now....  storm14k | 07/20/09
Thank You Mr. "BIG"...  windozefreak | 07/20/09
Well... depends on how you look at it i guess..  ShadowGIATL | 07/20/09
more even now?  blacksheepxlch | 07/21/09
Re:OS's, bugs, patches...and all of that.  llemm | 07/20/09
Well well well...  JT82 | 07/20/09
agreed!  Been_Done_Before | 07/20/09
They all have the same core...  JT82 | 07/20/09
Wrong....so utterly wrong....  storm14k | 07/20/09
Um please do re-read my post...thanks..  JT82 | 07/20/09
lmfo  gnesterenko | 07/20/09
Maybe you should reread your own.  storm14k | 07/20/09
Mmmm,  MeMyselfAndI_z | 07/20/09
@MeMyself  ShadowGIATL | 07/20/09
This demonstrates one of the reasons why I like Linux  Michael Kelly | 07/20/09
Yep  gnesterenko | 07/20/09
They're called "workarounds"  Michael Kelly | 07/20/09
Open source is good.  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/20/09
Workarounds  blacksheepxlch | 07/21/09
Don't actually use Linux much, do you?  LazLong | 07/21/09
There goes that security by obscurity thing again...  storm14k | 07/20/09
flame bait?  blacksheepxlch | 07/21/09
Re: Yep  llemm | 07/20/09
Ignorance is bliss  gnesterenko | 07/21/09
RE: Linux exploit evades security barrier  Viva la crank dodo | 07/20/09
It is about freaking time.....  MLHACK | 07/20/09
BWAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!  storm14k | 07/20/09
Rare? I download patches all the time for linux  MeMyselfAndI_z | 07/20/09
Also of note...  ShadowGIATL | 07/20/09
...if Linux was attacked...  EMonkIA | 07/21/09
RE: Linux exploit evades security barrier  tohip2002 | 07/20/09
RE: Linux exploit evades security barrier  llemm | 07/20/09
Wow...  ShadowGIATL | 07/20/09
RE: Linux exploit evades security barrier  llemm | 07/20/09
RE: Linux exploit evades security barrier  llemm | 07/20/09
re: Mmmm,  llemm | 07/20/09
This is all well and good  jackbond | 07/20/09
Re:This is all well and good  llemm | 07/20/09
Ummm  ShadowGIATL | 07/20/09
Well, THAT was tasteless...  TucsonGuy | 07/26/09
rofl  TedKraan | 08/06/09
Satire escapes some people  wolftalamasca | 08/06/09
Old news  rune.gellein@... | 08/06/09

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