Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 17:54:35 +1000 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/i386/mount_msdos Makefile Message-ID: <199710210754.RAA09631@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>bde 1997/10/21 00:26:53 PDT > > Modified files: > sbin/i386/mount_msdos Makefile > Log: > Don't install mount_msdos setuid root. Lite2's mount(2) handles > permissions centrally and a setuid root mount utility just breaks > its security. There was no new breakage in practice because > mfdosfs_mount() still checks the ruid. ... but msdosfsmount() will be fixed RSN and you should reinstall mount_msdos first. Bruce
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