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| <li><a name="resolver"></a> |
<li><a name="resolver"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>027: SECURITY FIX: June 25, 2002</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>027: SECURITY FIX: June 25, 2002</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A potential buffer overflow in the DNS resolver has been found.<br> |
A potential buffer overflow in the DNS resolver has been found.<br> |
| <a href="http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/027_resolver.patch"> |
<a href="http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/027_resolver.patch"> |
| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="fdalloc2"></a> |
<li><a name="fdalloc2"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>026: SECURITY FIX: May 8, 2002</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>026: SECURITY FIX: May 8, 2002</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A race condition exists where an attacker could fill the file descriptor |
A race condition exists where an attacker could fill the file descriptor |
| table and defeat the kernel's protection of fd slots 0, 1, and 2 for a |
table and defeat the kernel's protection of fd slots 0, 1, and 2 for a |
| setuid or setgid process.<br> |
setuid or setgid process.<br> |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="sudo2"></a> |
<li><a name="sudo2"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>025: SECURITY FIX: April 25, 2002</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>025: SECURITY FIX: April 25, 2002</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A bug in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sudo&sektion=8">sudo(8)</a> may allow an attacker to corrupt the heap by specifying a custom prompt.<br> |
A bug in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sudo&sektion=8">sudo(8)</a> may allow an attacker to corrupt the heap by specifying a custom prompt.<br> |
| <a href="http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/025_sudo.patch"> |
<a href="http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/025_sudo.patch"> |
| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="sshafs"></a> |
<li><a name="sshafs"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>024: SECURITY FIX: April 22, 2002</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>024: SECURITY FIX: April 22, 2002</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A local user can gain super-user privileges due to a buffer overflow |
A local user can gain super-user privileges due to a buffer overflow |
| in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sshd&sektion=8">sshd(8)</a> |
in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sshd&sektion=8">sshd(8)</a> |
| if AFS has been configured on the system or if |
if AFS has been configured on the system or if |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="mail"></a> |
<li><a name="mail"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>023: SECURITY FIX: April 11, 2002</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>023: SECURITY FIX: April 11, 2002</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mail&sektion=1">mail(1)</a> |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mail&sektion=1">mail(1)</a> |
| will process tilde escapes even in non-interactive mode. |
will process tilde escapes even in non-interactive mode. |
| This can lead to a local root compromise. |
This can lead to a local root compromise. |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="zlib"></a> |
<li><a name="zlib"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>022: RELIABILITY FIX: March 13, 2002</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>022: RELIABILITY FIX: March 13, 2002</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| Under some circumstances the zlib compression library can free dynamically |
Under some circumstances the zlib compression library can free dynamically |
| allocated memory twice. This is not a security issue on OpenBSD since the BSD |
allocated memory twice. This is not a security issue on OpenBSD since the BSD |
| <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=free&sektion=3">free(3)</a> |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=free&sektion=3">free(3)</a> |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="openssh"></a> |
<li><a name="openssh"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>021: SECURITY FIX: March 8, 2002</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>021: SECURITY FIX: March 8, 2002</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A local user can gain super-user privileges due to an off-by-one check |
A local user can gain super-user privileges due to an off-by-one check |
| in the channel forwarding code of OpenSSH.<br> |
in the channel forwarding code of OpenSSH.<br> |
| <a href="http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/021_openssh.patch"> |
<a href="http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/021_openssh.patch"> |
| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="ptrace"></a> |
<li><a name="ptrace"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>020: SECURITY FIX: February 20, 2002</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>020: SECURITY FIX: February 20, 2002</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A race condition between the ptrace(2) and execve(2) system calls allows |
A race condition between the ptrace(2) and execve(2) system calls allows |
| an attacker to modify the memory contents of suid/sgid processes which |
an attacker to modify the memory contents of suid/sgid processes which |
| could lead to compromise of the super-user account.<br> |
could lead to compromise of the super-user account.<br> |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="sudo"></a> |
<li><a name="sudo"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>019: SECURITY FIX: January 17, 2002</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>019: SECURITY FIX: January 17, 2002</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| If the Postfix sendmail replacement is installed on a system an |
If the Postfix sendmail replacement is installed on a system an |
| attacker may be able to gain root privileges on the local host via |
attacker may be able to gain root privileges on the local host via |
| sudo(8) which runs the mailer as root with an environment inherited |
sudo(8) which runs the mailer as root with an environment inherited |
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| </pre> |
</pre> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="lpd2"></a> |
<li><a name="lpd2"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>017: SECURITY FIX: November 28, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>017: SECURITY FIX: November 28, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A security issue exists in the lpd daemon that may allow an attacker |
A security issue exists in the lpd daemon that may allow an attacker |
| to create arbitrary new files in the root directory. Only machines |
to create arbitrary new files in the root directory. Only machines |
| with line printer access (ie: listed in either /etc/hosts.lpd or |
with line printer access (ie: listed in either /etc/hosts.lpd or |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="vi.recover"></a> |
<li><a name="vi.recover"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>016: SECURITY FIX: November 13, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>016: SECURITY FIX: November 13, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A security issue exists in the vi.recover script that may allow an attacker |
A security issue exists in the vi.recover script that may allow an attacker |
| to remove arbitrary zero-length files, regardless of ownership. |
to remove arbitrary zero-length files, regardless of ownership. |
| <br> |
<br> |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="uucp"></a> |
<li><a name="uucp"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>015: SECURITY FIX: September 11, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>015: SECURITY FIX: September 11, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A security hole exists in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uuxqt&sektion=8">uuxqt(8)</a> |
A security hole exists in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uuxqt&sektion=8">uuxqt(8)</a> |
| that may allow an attacker to run arbitrary commands as user uucp and |
that may allow an attacker to run arbitrary commands as user uucp and |
| use this to gain root access. |
use this to gain root access. |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="lpd"></a> |
<li><a name="lpd"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>014: SECURITY FIX: August 29, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>014: SECURITY FIX: August 29, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A security hole exists in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpd&sektion=8">lpd(8)</a> |
A security hole exists in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpd&sektion=8">lpd(8)</a> |
| that may allow an attacker with line printer access to gain root |
that may allow an attacker with line printer access to gain root |
| privileges. A machine must be running lpd to be vulnerable (OpenBSD |
privileges. A machine must be running lpd to be vulnerable (OpenBSD |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="sendmail2"></a> |
<li><a name="sendmail2"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>013: SECURITY FIX: August 21, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>013: SECURITY FIX: August 21, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A security hole exists in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendmail&sektion=8">sendmail(8)</a> |
A security hole exists in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendmail&sektion=8">sendmail(8)</a> |
| that may allow an attacker on the local host to gain root privileges by |
that may allow an attacker on the local host to gain root privileges by |
| specifying out-of-bounds debug parameters. |
specifying out-of-bounds debug parameters. |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="nfs"></a> |
<li><a name="nfs"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>012: SECURITY FIX: July 30, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>012: SECURITY FIX: July 30, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A kernel buffer overflow exists in the NFS mount code. An attacker may |
A kernel buffer overflow exists in the NFS mount code. An attacker may |
| use this overflow to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode. However, |
use this overflow to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode. However, |
| only users with <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mount&sektion=2">mount(2)</a> |
only users with <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mount&sektion=2">mount(2)</a> |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="pkg"></a> |
<li><a name="pkg"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>011: RELIABILITY FIX: July 15, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>011: RELIABILITY FIX: July 15, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| The |
The |
| <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=packages&sektion=7&format=html">packages(7)</a> |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=packages&sektion=7&format=html">packages(7)</a> |
| subsystem incorrectly accepts some package dependencies as okay (see |
subsystem incorrectly accepts some package dependencies as okay (see |
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| keyboard controller doesn't acknowledge commands, confusing OpenBSD. |
keyboard controller doesn't acknowledge commands, confusing OpenBSD. |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="twe"></a> |
<li><a name="twe"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>008: RELIABILITY FIX: June 15, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>008: RELIABILITY FIX: June 15, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=twe&sektion=4&format=html">twe(4)</a> |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=twe&sektion=4&format=html">twe(4)</a> |
| mishandles the DMA mapping resulting in a kernel panic on unaligned data |
mishandles the DMA mapping resulting in a kernel panic on unaligned data |
| transfers, induced by programs such as |
transfers, induced by programs such as |
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| This is the second version of the patch. |
This is the second version of the patch. |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="kernexec"></a> |
<li><a name="kernexec"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>007: SECURITY FIX: June 15, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>007: SECURITY FIX: June 15, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| A race condition exists in the kernel <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=execve&sektion=2&format=html">execve(2)</a> implementation that opens a small window of vulnerability for a non-privileged user to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ptrace&sektion=2&format=html">ptrace(2)</a> attach to a suid/sgid process. |
A race condition exists in the kernel <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=execve&sektion=2&format=html">execve(2)</a> implementation that opens a small window of vulnerability for a non-privileged user to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ptrace&sektion=2&format=html">ptrace(2)</a> attach to a suid/sgid process. |
| <br> |
<br> |
| <a href="http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/007_kernexec.patch"> |
<a href="http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/007_kernexec.patch"> |
| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="sshcookie"></a> |
<li><a name="sshcookie"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>006: SECURITY FIX: June 12, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>006: SECURITY FIX: June 12, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sshd&sektion=8&format=html">sshd(8)</a> |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sshd&sektion=8&format=html">sshd(8)</a> |
| allows users to delete arbitrary files named "cookies" if X11 |
allows users to delete arbitrary files named "cookies" if X11 |
| forwarding is enabled. X11 forwarding is disabled by default. |
forwarding is enabled. X11 forwarding is disabled by default. |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="pwd_mkdb"></a> |
<li><a name="pwd_mkdb"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>005: RELIABILITY FIX: June 7, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>005: RELIABILITY FIX: June 7, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pwd_mkdb&sektion=8&format=html">pwd_mkdb(8)</a> |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pwd_mkdb&sektion=8&format=html">pwd_mkdb(8)</a> |
| corrupts /etc/pwd.db when modifying an existing user. |
corrupts /etc/pwd.db when modifying an existing user. |
| <br> |
<br> |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="isakmpd"></a> |
<li><a name="isakmpd"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>004: RELIABILITY FIX: June 5, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>004: RELIABILITY FIX: June 5, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isakmpd&sektion=8&format=html">isakmpd(8)</a> |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isakmpd&sektion=8&format=html">isakmpd(8)</a> |
| will fail to use a certificate with an identity string that is |
will fail to use a certificate with an identity string that is |
| exactly N * 8 bytes long. |
exactly N * 8 bytes long. |
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| A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="cd_cover"></a> |
<li><a name="cd_cover"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>003: DOCUMENTATION FIX: June 1, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>003: DOCUMENTATION FIX: June 1, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| The 2.9 CD cover states that XFree86 3.3.6-current is included. This is only half-true. |
The 2.9 CD cover states that XFree86 3.3.6-current is included. This is only half-true. |
| In fact, the XFree86 included for all architectures is 4.0.3. On the i386, the |
In fact, the XFree86 included for all architectures is 4.0.3. On the i386, the |
| 3.3.6 Xservers have also been included, because 4.0.3 still has weak support for |
3.3.6 Xservers have also been included, because 4.0.3 still has weak support for |
| some devices which 3.3.6 supported better. |
some devices which 3.3.6 supported better. |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="fts"></a> |
<li><a name="fts"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>002: SECURITY FIX: May 30, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>002: SECURITY FIX: May 30, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| Programs using the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fts&sektion=3&format=html">fts(3)</a> |
Programs using the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fts&sektion=3&format=html">fts(3)</a> |
| routines (such as rm, find, and most programs that take a <b>-R</b> |
routines (such as rm, find, and most programs that take a <b>-R</b> |
| flag) can be tricked into changing into the wrong directory if the |
flag) can be tricked into changing into the wrong directory if the |
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| This is the second version of the patch. |
This is the second version of the patch. |
| <p> |
<p> |
| <li><a name="sendmail"></a> |
<li><a name="sendmail"></a> |
| <font color="#009000"><strong>001: SECURITY FIX: May 29, 2001</strong></font> <i>All architectures</i><br> |
<font color="#009000"><strong>001: SECURITY FIX: May 29, 2001</strong></font> |
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<i>All architectures</i><br> |
| The signal handlers in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendmail&sektion=8&format=html">sendmail(8)</a> contain code that is unsafe in the |
The signal handlers in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendmail&sektion=8&format=html">sendmail(8)</a> contain code that is unsafe in the |
| context of a signal handler. This leads to potentially serious |
context of a signal handler. This leads to potentially serious |
| race conditions. At the moment this is a theoretical attack only |
race conditions. At the moment this is a theoretical attack only |
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