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Date:      Tue, 28 Dec 1999 17:38:36 -0600 (CST)
From:      Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net>
To:        Spidey <beaupran@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ports/15577: Amanda 2.3.0 runtar program allow any user to run tar as root
Message-ID:  <Pine.OSF.4.21.9912281736390.31646-100000@fly.HiWAAY.net>
In-Reply-To: <14441.2614.114877.349074@anarcat.dyndns.org>

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On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Spidey wrote:

# Hi. 
# 
# I don't know if any of you took a look at this PR I made, but I think
# it would be a good idea. 
# 
# I would like to have your advice on the modifications I am
# suggesting. 
# 
# Also, it would be urgent to mark the port either as broken or commit
# the fix, as, right now, anyone who installs the amanda 2.3 package
# from the ports or the packages is very likely to get *wacked* by its
# local users. 
# 
# Should I have posted this earlier to the list? I thought someone would
# have noticed the PR...

I noticed the problem report.  The 'patch' needs help, but I've
almost got something that I think accomplishes the spirit of the
PR at least.  Look for it to get committed, later tonight.

-steve



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