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SubjectRe: Re: A reliable kernel panic (3.6.2) and system crash when visiting a particular website
On Sat 2012-10-20 17:41:49, Artem S. Tashkinov wrote:
> On Oct 20, 2012, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>
> > Yeah, your kernel is tainted with a proprietary module (vbox*, etc). Can
> > you reproduce your corruptions (this is what it looks like) without that
> > module?
>
> Yes, I can reproduce this panic with zero proprietary/non-free modules loaded.
>
> The problem is the kernel doesn't even print a kernel panic - the
> system just freezes completely - cursor in a text console stops
> blinking.

bugtraq? :-).

If remote website can crash your Linux, that's quite significant news.

(Cc-ed netdev@ and security@ ... this may be important).
Pavel

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