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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] ioemu: Disable format auto-probing in monitor co

To: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] ioemu: Disable format auto-probing in monitor command change
From: Markus Armbruster <armbru@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:36:18 +0200
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Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Markus Armbruster writes ("[Xen-devel] [PATCH] ioemu: Disable format 
> auto-probing in monitor command change"):
>> Format auto-probing of writable images is a security hole.  The last
>> known remaining instance is monitor command change.  Disable probing
>> there and use raw.  This breaks change for images in all other
>> formats.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> For the avoidance of any doubt, re Markus's patch:
>  Acked-By: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> But this should be applied together with the patch I posted earlier,

Yes.

> which I assume Markus is also now happy with.  So here is that one

Yes.

> again for your comfort and convenience.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@xxxxxxxxxx>

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