Robert Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>If X has open file descriptors for privileged devices for the purposes of
>direct memory access, the debugging interfaces (and possibly exploits in
>shared libraries) can be used to control the X server in such a way that
>securelevels can be disabled or circumvented.

Does the OpenBSD aperture device solve that problem?

Tony.
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