Re: Modprobe local root exploit

[Chris Evans]

On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Torsten Duwe wrote:

> >>>>> "Francis" == Francis Galiegue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
>     >> + if ((*p & 0xdf) >= 'a' && (*p & 0xdf) <= 'z') continue;
> 
>     Francis> Just in case... Some modules have uppercase letters too :)
> 
> That's what the &0xdf is intended for...

Code in a security sensitive area needs to be crystal clear.

What's wrong with isalnum() ?

Cheers
Chris

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