From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Oct 18 18:39:51 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id SAA08842 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 18 Oct 1996 18:39:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from threadway.teeny.org (threadway.teeny.org [205.231.244.157]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA08837 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 1996 18:39:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost.teeny.org [127.0.0.1]) by threadway.teeny.org (8.7.6/8.6.12) with ESMTP id SAA12584; Fri, 18 Oct 1996 18:39:22 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199610190139.SAA12584@threadway.teeny.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 To: "=?KOI8-R?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?=" (Andrey A. Chernov) cc: dg@root.com, gritton@byu.edu, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, tech-userlevel@netbsd.org, misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/db/hash hash_buf.c In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 18 Oct 1996 21:23:21 +0400." <199610181723.VAA03022@nagual.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 18:39:15 -0700 From: Jason Downs Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In message <199610181723.VAA03022@nagual.ru>, "=?KOI8-R?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?=" writes: >> The ONLY solution is to not allow coredumps of processes that might conta >in >> sensitive data. The change that was made to hash_buf.c should be backed out >> and attempts should be made to ensure that the coredump won't happen in case >s >> where sensitive data may be a problem. > >Well, personnaly I already saw at least 3 "back out" requests >from core team members (including mine). How many I miss? >I think it is enough amount to stop this discussion and really >back it out. Ah, yes. I've been watching this thread with some amount of amusement, as have other OpenBSD developers. Yes, please back it out. I would rather have OpenBSD remain the most secure version of UNIX that money can't buy. Thanks for your cooperation. -- Jason Downs (503) 256-8535 -/- (503) 952-3749 downsj@teeny.org --> teeny.org: Free Software for a Free Internet <-- http://www.teeny.org/ OpenBSD: The BSD with a soul. http://www.openbsd.org/