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NetBSD-SA1999-012.vax.ptrace

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NetBSD uses the ptrace(2) system call to trace and debug other processes. The debugging process can also modify the internal registers, including the status (PSL) register, for the process being debugged. Besides the normal user-accessible flags, the VAX hardware also stores information about privilege levels and used stacks in the PSL. Those flags are only altered via the instruction REI (return from interrupt) or LDPCTX (load process context) and cannot be modified while running in "user" mode. NetBSD security page here.

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