oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: fs/partitions: validate map

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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:44:29 -0500 (EST)
From: Josh Bressers <bressers@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: "Steven M. Christey" <coley@...us.mitre.org>
Subject: Re: CVE request: kernel: fs/partitions: validate
 map_count in mac partition tables

----- Original Message -----
> Reported by Timo Warns, "Validate number of blocks in map and remove
> redundant variable."
> 
> http://git.kernel.org/linus/fa7ea87a057958a8b7926c1a60a3ca6d696328ed
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679282
> 

I don't understand the security implication of this bug. Can you explain it?

Thanks.

-- 
    JB

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