Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:58:18 -0500 From: Sean Trifero <sean@innu.org> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, security-officer@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bugtraq posts: stream.c - new FreeBSD exploit? Message-ID: <3887BD39.2FE8E40A@innu.org> References: <200001202035.MAA54949@sivka.rdy.com>
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This is on a Linux 2.2.14 system.
/usr/src/linux/fs/buffer.c: panic("Free list empty");
Sean Trifero <sean@innu.org>
Dima Ruban wrote:
> Mike Tancsa writes:
> >
> > Can anyone confirm the bugtraq posting ? Are the freebsd folks working on
> > a fix ? If so, what versions are effected ?
>
> I personaly haven't seen the code in question, but I've heard that
> this problem is not FreeBSD specific (Linux,Solaris,OpenBSD,etc etc etc
> are all affected). And due to the nature of the problem it won't be easy to
> fix it.
>
> > ---Mike
> >
> > >The only log that he could provide was this one:
> > >
> > >---snip---
> > >
> > >syslog:Jan 18 12:30:36 x kernel: Kernel panic: Free list empty
> > >
> > >---snip---
> > >
> > >One thing of note: he also stated this happened on non-freebsd systems,
> > >which is contrary to what the other person said, who was "under the
> > >impression it was freebsd specific."
> > >
> > >I have the source, which I'm not going to post for 2-3 days (give time for
> > >fbsd to work on the fix). If it isn't out before the 21st, I'll post it up.
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400
> > Network Administrator, mike@sentex.net
> > Sentex Communications www.sentex.net
> > Cambridge, Ontario Canada
> >
>
> -- dima
>
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