From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 10 17:19:16 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 EF58E106568F for ; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:19:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhelfman@e-e.com) Received: from mail.experts-exchange.com (mail.experts-exchange.com [64.156.132.251]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF50A8FC1A for ; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:19:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from eggman.experts-exchange.com (unknown [72.29.180.81]) by mail.experts-exchange.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE9354A43060; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:09:19 -0800 (PST) Received: by eggman.experts-exchange.com (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:18:04 -0800 Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:18:04 -0800 From: Jason To: Paul Schmehl Message-ID: <20091210171803.GB33110@eggman.experts-exchange.com> References: <20091210144141.GB834@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <4EEC1C1C04727F728800F265@utd65257.utdallas.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4EEC1C1C04727F728800F265@utd65257.utdallas.edu> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE-p4 X-Living-The-Dream: I love the SLO Life! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Anton Shterenlikht , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Root exploit for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:19:17 -0000 http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:16.rtld.asc On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 11:05:16AM -0600, Paul Schmehl thus spake: >--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 > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- i am a mutthead