Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 13:33:18 -0500 (EST) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: dima@best.net Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OpenBSD Security Advisory: mmap() Problem Message-ID: <199802281833.NAA13156@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <199802280428.UAA19048@burka.rdy.com> References: <199802280132.RAA00955@cwsys.cwsent.com> <199802280428.UAA19048@burka.rdy.com>
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<<On Fri, 27 Feb 1998 20:28:18 -0800 (PST), dima@best.net (Dima Ruban) said: > This is not entirely correct. Take a look at OpenBSD's /etc/rc.securelevel. > Everything that shoudl have write access to /dev/*mem should be started > before securelevel is bumbed. And then all you have to do is compromise one of those programs... There is a legitimate purpose for starting programs that early, but I don't think running an insecure X server is one of them. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same wollman@lcs.mit.edu | O Siem / The fires of freedom Opinions not those of| Dance in the burning flame MIT, LCS, CRS, or NSA| - Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe security" in the body of the message
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