[parisc-linux] Security Hole in binfmt_som.c ?

[Ruediger Scholz]

Hi there,

when compiling the new 2.4.22-kernel I get an errror message:
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gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.4/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes 
-Wno-tri
graphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -D__linux__ -pipe 
-fno-strength-redu
ce -mno-space-regs -mfast-indirect-calls -mdisable-fpregs 
-ffunction-sections -m
arch=1.1 -mschedule=7100LC   -nostdinc -I 
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/hppa-linux/3.3.1/incl
ude -DKBUILD_BASENAME=binfmt_som  -c -o binfmt_som.o binfmt_som.c
binfmt_som.c:216:2: #error "Fix security hole before enabling me"
make[2]: *** [binfmt_som.o] Fehler 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4/fs'
make[1]: *** [first_rule] Fehler 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4/fs'
make: *** [_dir_fs] Fehler 2
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What's this message about?
Kernel .config is built by make oldconfig.

Greetings, Ruediger