From owner-freebsd-security Fri Feb 27 17:38:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA17271 for freebsd-security-outgoing; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 17:38:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (0@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca [142.32.110.29]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA17202; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 17:38:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cy@cschuber.net.gov.bc.ca) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.8.8/8.6.10) id RAA32214; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 17:38:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from cschuber.net.gov.bc.ca(142.31.240.113), claiming to be "cwsys.cwsent.com" via SMTP by passer.osg.gov.bc.ca, id smtpdaaysoa; Fri Feb 27 17:37:52 1998 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by cwsys.cwsent.com (8.8.8/8.6.10) id RAA00985; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 17:37:44 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199802280137.RAA00985@cwsys.cwsent.com> Received: from localhost.cwsent.com(127.0.0.1), claiming to be "cwsys" via SMTP by localhost.cwsent.com, id smtpd000972; Sat Feb 28 01:37:01 1998 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.1 12/23/97 Reply-to: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group X-Sender: cy To: dima@best.net cc: guido@gvr.org (Guido van Rooij), eivind@yes.no, jkh@time.cdrom.com, cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca, tqbf@secnet.com, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG, security-officer@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OpenBSD Security Advisory: mmap() Problem In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 27 Feb 1998 12:42:36 PST." <199802272042.MAA16246@burka.rdy.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 17:37:00 -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk > Guido van Rooij writes: > > > > Perhaps it would be a good thing if we send a pointer to a possible > > binary patch when sending out our advisory. > > Now that would be tricky. In this case we'll need to wait untill XiG will > actually release the patch. > > > > > -Guido > > > > -- dima I've just posted a patch to FreeBSD-Security that makes this a moot point. The XIG X server shouldn't work at securelevel > 0 anyway so the new patch allows their X server to write to /dev/mem while at securelevel -1. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 UNIX Support OV/VM: BCSC02(CSCHUBER) ITSD BITNET: CSCHUBER@BCSC02.BITNET Government of BC Internet: cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca Cy.Schubert@gems8.gov.bc.ca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe security" in the body of the message