Re: Load Meter

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From: Carl Edman
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:17

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In article <1992Dec11.080034.21117@proximus.north.de> gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) writes:
   In article <1992Dec8.171638.1206@godel.questor.wimsey.bc.ca>  
   aberno@godel.questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Anthony Berno) writes:
   > I don't know what /dev/kmem does, so this may cause a security problem.

   it is the kernel address space, I don't know if there would be a security
   problem, I would be interested.

Positively. A writeable (or even just a readable) kmem allows a
semi-skilled hacker to do things you didn't even know root could.

        Carl Edman

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