Carey Evans writes: > There was a Perl script posted to BugTraq that would search for the f00f > opcodes in a program, and a C program that wouldn't get noticed but would > crash anyway.
You would have to scan all memory that is both writable and executable as well as the text pages to defend against self-modifying code. Not worth it. The Intel workaround is better. Is anyone working on a Debian package for the patch? -- John Hasler This posting is in the public domain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do with it what you will. Dancing Horse Hill Make money from it if you can; I don't mind. Elmwood, Wisconsin Do not send email advertisements to this address. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
