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Date:      Thu, 12 Jul 2001 15:52:24 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Chris Byrnes <chris@jeah.net>
To:        Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
Cc:        jamie rishaw <jamie@playboy.com>, <security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 4.3 local root
Message-ID:  <20010712155151.H77631-100000@awww.jeah.net>
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20010712162317.0326d510@marble.sentex.ca>

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On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Mike Tancsa wrote:

> At 03:13 PM 7/12/01 -0500, jamie rishaw wrote:
> >Patch your systems.  Maintain security.
>
> I guess what some people want to do is to make sure the patch worked. i.e.
> test before and after.
>
> >Dont add untrusted users.
>
> Not always possible.... e.g. an ISP shell server.

Indeed.  I had a user today try and use the exploit.  Too bad for him that
we upgraded to the latest -stable last night.

It's an unfortunate world we live in.



Chris Byrnes, Managing Member
JEAH Communications, LLC


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