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Date:      Tue, 03 Aug 1999 12:18:18 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Seth <seth@freebie.dp.ny.frb.org>
To:        security@freebsd.org
Subject:   chflags() [heads up] (fwd)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908031217560.39607-100000@freebie.dp.ny.frb.org>

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FYI... this hit bugtraq today.

SB

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 19:20:45 +0300
From: Adam Morrison <adam@XPERT.COM>
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: chflags() [heads up]

>From the OpenBSD change logs:

RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c,v
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revision 1.59
date: 1999/07/30 18:27:47;  author: deraadt;  state: Exp;  lines: +20 -1
do not permit regular users to chflags/fchflags on chr or blk devices --
even if they happen to own them at the moment.

NetBSD-current has this fixed as of the following revision of
vfs_syscalls.c.

	$NetBSD: vfs_syscalls.c,v 1.146 1999/07/31 03:18:43 christos

>From quick inspection, FreeBSD appears to be vulnerable.



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