From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 10 17:15:41 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFEBE106566B; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:15:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=5888011bd=pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com) Received: from ip-relay-001.utdallas.edu (ip-relay-001.utdallas.edu [129.110.20.111]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E47D8FC30; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:15:41 +0000 (UTC) X-Group: RELAYLIST X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.47,375,1257141600"; d="scan'208";a="23801370" Received: from smtp3.utdallas.edu ([129.110.20.110]) by ip-relay-001.utdallas.edu with ESMTP; 10 Dec 2009 11:05:17 -0600 Received: from utd65257.utdallas.edu (utd65257.utdallas.edu [129.110.3.28]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp3.utdallas.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 478BF4E94D; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:05:17 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:05:16 -0600 From: Paul Schmehl To: Anton Shterenlikht , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <4EEC1C1C04727F728800F265@utd65257.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <20091210144141.GB834@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20091210144141.GB834@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.6 (Linux/x86) X-Munged-Reply-To: Figure it out MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: Subject: Re: Root exploit for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Paul Schmehl List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:15:41 -0000 --On Thursday, December 10, 2009 08:41:41 -0600 Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > >> From my information security manager: > > FreeBSD isn't much used within the University (I understand) and has a > (comparatively) poor security record. Most recently, for example: > > > http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Root-exploit-for-FreeBSD-873352.ht > ml > Please pass this to your information security manager: >From one information security manager to another, you're an idiot. -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson