** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Triaged
** Tags added: bot-stop-nagging kernel-da-key
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1473447
Title:
linux: VM86 should be disabled
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Bug description:
Upstream is concerned about possible security vulnerabilities in VM86:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1991020
There are possible side effects to disabling VM86, e.g.,
(http://codesearch.debian.net/results/sys%2Fvm86.h) and
(http://codesearch.debian.net/results/asm%2Fvm86.h). Applications
including asm/vm86.h directly may not have an emulation fallback mode
and may therefore fail to run or build.
VM86 is also a dependency for some older 32 bit X drivers.
It seems the choice is to regress or orphan some 32 bit functionality,
or leave all 32 bit platform open to possible VM86 vulnerabilities.
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