From owner-freebsd-current Tue Oct 21 00:55:51 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id AAA27576 for current-outgoing; Tue, 21 Oct 1997 00:55:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current) Received: from godzilla.zeta.org.au (godzilla.zeta.org.au [203.2.228.19]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id AAA27570 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 1997 00:55:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bde@zeta.org.au) Received: (from bde@localhost) by godzilla.zeta.org.au (8.8.7/8.6.9) id RAA09631 for current@freebsd.org; Tue, 21 Oct 1997 17:54:35 +1000 Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 17:54:35 +1000 From: Bruce Evans Message-Id: <199710210754.RAA09631@godzilla.zeta.org.au> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/i386/mount_msdos Makefile Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >bde 1997/10/21 00:26:53 PDT > > Modified files: > sbin/i386/mount_msdos Makefile > Log: > Don't install mount_msdos setuid root. Lite2's mount(2) handles > permissions centrally and a setuid root mount utility just breaks > its security. There was no new breakage in practice because > mfdosfs_mount() still checks the ruid. ... but msdosfsmount() will be fixed RSN and you should reinstall mount_msdos first. Bruce