linux: VM86 should be disabled
Bug #1473447 reported by
Tim Gardner
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Upstream is concerned about possible security vulnerabilities in VM86: http://
There are possible side effects to disabling VM86, e.g., (http://
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.
CVE References
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | Incomplete → Triaged |
tags: | added: bot-stop-nagging kernel-da-key |
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