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Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 12:37:56 -0500
From: Eitan Adler <lists@...anadler.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Malicious devices & vulnerabilties

On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 6:01 PM, Xi Wang <xi.wang@...il.com> wrote:
> I am wondering where to draw the line.  Should such device drivers
> be considered vulnerable or not?  Thanks.

Yes, they should be considered insecure given they these types of bugs
can have unwanted impact in some contexts.
Even though they require physical access to the machine does not mean
that they shouldn't be fixed.



-- 
Eitan Adler

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