Re: [CAN-2005-0204]: AMD64, allows local users to write to privileged IO ports via OUTS instruction

From: Chris Wright (chrisw_at_osdl.org)
Date: 02/28/05

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    Date:	Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:20:11 -0800
To: micah milano <micaho@gmail.com>

    * micah milano (micaho@gmail.com) wrote:
    > CAN-2005-0204 reads:

    [snip]

    > This apparantly only affects AMD64 and EM64T.

    It also does not effect mainstream kernels. IIRC, it turns out to be
    a problem introduced with 4G/4G patch which is not in mainline.

    thanks,
    -chris 

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