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Subject: bugtraq posts:  stream.c - new FreeBSD exploit?
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Can anyone confirm the bugtraq posting ?  Are the freebsd folks working on
a fix ? If so, what versions are effected ?

	---Mike

>The only log that he could provide was this one:
>
>---snip---
>
>syslog:Jan 18 12:30:36 x kernel: Kernel panic: Free list empty
>
>---snip---
>
>One thing of note:  he also stated this happened on non-freebsd systems,
>which is contrary to what the other person said, who was "under the
>impression it was freebsd specific."
>
>I have the source, which I'm not going to post for 2-3 days (give time for
>fbsd to work on the fix).  If it isn't out before the 21st, I'll post it up.


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