Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 15:24:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Brian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008081521460.95705-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200008081330.GAA56454@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 8 Aug 2000, Brian Somers wrote: > brian 2000/08/08 06:30:28 PDT > > Modified files: > etc rc > Log: > Don't use find(1) before nfs filesystems have been mounted as > it lives in /usr/bin. Instead, locate files manually. > > Note, only *files* under /var/spool/lock are now deleted rather > than everything that's not a directory. I think this is more > correct, but if anyone disagrees please feel free to change it. This is vulnerable to filenames with spaces in them and the like. Granted, the directory is not world-writable, but we've had several "group dialer" or "user uucp" exploits in ports. morden# ls -ld /var/spool/lock drwxrwxr-x 2 uucp dialer 512 Aug 8 14:26 /var/spool/lock Kris -- In God we Trust -- all others must submit an X.509 certificate. -- Charles Forsythe <forsythe@alum.mit.edu> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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