Re: Linux kernel vulnerabilities in unstable

On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 23:32:57 +0200, Francesco Poli wrote:
> I think that *introducing* (that is to say, as a regression) a security
> hole that allows a denial of service attack (crash) and/or a privilege
> escalation attack *does* have serious consequences. 

priviledge escalations are considered release-critical,
denial-of-services are not.

mike


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