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[Xen-ia64-devel] PATCH: check address clash with Xen for itc/ptc/itr/ptr

from [Tristan Gingold] [Permanent Link][Original]
To: xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)" <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx>, Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@xxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-ia64-devel] PATCH: check address clash with Xen for itc/ptc/itr/ptr
From: Tristan Gingold <Tristan.Gingold@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:53:00 +0200
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Hi,

this is mostly a security issue: by issuing a bad itc/itr... an user domain 
was able to generate an MCA.

Tested by booting dom0.

Tristan.

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