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From: "Thomas H. Ptacek" <tqbf@enteract.com>
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Subject: Re: While we're on the subject...
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Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:31:19 -0600 (CST)
Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org, karl@mcs.net
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In-Reply-To: <199702052223.OAA11687@root.com> from "David Greenman" at Feb 5, 97 02:23:09 pm
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>    Programs that were once privileged might have read sensitive information
> into memory which could possibly be read out if some hole were exploited.

Programs that were once privileged could become privileged again with one
system call.

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Thomas Ptacek at EnterAct, L.L.C., Chicago, IL [tqbf@enteract.com]
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"I'm standing alone, I'm watching you all, I'm seeing you sinking."