http://lwn.net/Articles/347006/
Another kernel NULL pointer vulnerability
[Posted August 13, 2009 by corbet]
From: Tavis Ormandy
by accessory - 数据安全 - 2009-08-14 22:45:40 阅读(1788) 回复(0)
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