On 09/01/18 02:33 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
| From: David Collier-Brown via talk <[email protected]>
| On 09/01/18 12:23 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
| > In fact, the first news broke because an AMD patch to the kernel
| > spilled the beans. The AMD patch turned off the already present
| > mitigation for Meltdown in the case of AMD processors.
| > -
|
| Erk! Can you point us to a description this? It seem slightly pessimal (;-))
I think that this posting to the Linux Kernel Mailing List is
considered to have let the cat out of the bag for Meltdown.
<https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/12/27/2>
The problem had been "responsibly disclosed" about half a year before
to folks considered responsible (i.e. not us).
I'm not 100% comfortable with "responsible disclosure". Especially
with half a year lead time.
"Responsible" is a term of art in sophistry (:-))
According to commentators on Bruce Schneier's blog, the terms evaluate to
Full Disclosure:
Method of speeding up the delivery of patches by distributing exploits.
Responsible Disclosure:
Syn. cover-up
--dave
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