From owner-freebsd-security Mon Nov 25 0:28:55 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8477F37B401; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:28:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from axl.seasidesoftware.co.za (axl.seasidesoftware.co.za [196.31.7.201]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2761043E91; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:28:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sheldonh@starjuice.net) Received: from sheldonh by axl.seasidesoftware.co.za with local (Exim 4.10) id 18GEbj-000Jev-00; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:28:43 +0200 Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:28:43 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn To: "Jacques A. Vidrine" Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: File table exhaustion patch Message-ID: <20021125082843.GD68553@starjuice.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Jacques A. Vidrine" , freebsd-security@freebsd.org References: <20021121105204.B75421@cs.utah.edu> <20021121152539.U44884-100000@patrocles.silby.com> <20021122080515.GQ36738@starjuice.net> <20021124151858.GA69907@hellblazer.nectar.cc> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021124151858.GA69907@hellblazer.nectar.cc> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On (2002/11/24 09:18), Jacques A. Vidrine wrote: > > > HOWEVER, we're in a code freeze leading up to 5.0-release, and local DoSes > > > aren't a critical bug. > > > > Is that the official FreeBSD SO team viewpoint on local DoS > > vulnerabilities? > > Yes, although we still address the most severe cases (with fixes > and advisories). Thanks for the clarification. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message