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Date:      Mon, 25 May 1998 12:53:21 +0100
From:      njs3@doc.ic.ac.uk (Niall Smart)
To:        Steve Price <steve@FreeBSD.ORG>, steve@hub.freebsd.org, freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: bin/6649
Message-ID:  <E0ydvof-00055c-00@oak66.doc.ic.ac.uk>
In-Reply-To: Steve Price <steve@FreeBSD.ORG> "Re: bin/6649" (May 24,  8:57pm)

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On May 24,  8:57pm, Steve Price wrote:
} Subject: Re: bin/6649
> Synopsis: [PATCH] normal users can initiate gigantic ping floods
> 
> Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->steve
> Responsible-Changed-By: steve
> Responsible-Changed-When: Sun May 24 20:53:19 PDT 1998
> Responsible-Changed-Why: 
> Patch committed to -current, thanks!  I will MFC if nobody
> thinks of any problems with the patch.

Steve,

This issue was discussed on BUGTRAQ, you can check the archives at
http://www.geek-girl.com/bugtraq/1998_2/0345.html.  OpenBSD have
developed a patch which addresses this issue in a more general way,
I think it would be a good idea to check it out, you can find
more information at http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#kill.

Their patch basically prevents the user from sending certain signals
to set[ug]id processes.

Niall

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