Subject: Re: Bugtraq: procfs hole
To: Rick Byers <rickb@iaw.on.ca>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: tech-security
Date: 08/12/1997 15:59:04
On Tue, 12 Aug 1997 15:05:13 -0500 (EST) 
 Rick Byers <rickb@iaw.on.ca> wrote:

 > I have verified that we are volnerable.  The FreeBSD exploit has to be
 > significantly modified, but it does work (I tested it under -current and
 > 1.2.1).  I'm taking PROCFS out of all my kernels..

See my mail to current-users... I've committed a fix.  Please try it out.

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