Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:52:22 +0700 (ICT) From: Olivier Nicole <Olivier.Nicole@cs.ait.ac.th> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Root exploit for FreeBSD Message-ID: <200912110052.nBB0qMUQ018858@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> In-Reply-To: <20091210095122.a164bf95.wmoran@potentialtech.com> (message from Bill Moran on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:51:22 -0500) References: <20091210144141.GB834@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091210095122.a164bf95.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
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> > FreeBSD isn't much used within the University (I understand) and has a > > (comparatively) poor security record. Most recently, for example: > > > > http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Root-exploit-for-FreeBSD-873352.html > > Are you trying to make your infosec guy look like an idiot? Does he Give the infosec guy a break. he has been so busy fixing the other OSes that he never noticed how many FreeBSD system are in use in his own place, nor that they went with relatively satisfactory security level. Olivier
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