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Date:      Tue, 11 Mar 2003 10:14:52 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org>, Christopher Schulte <schulte+freebsd@nospam.schulte.org>, Guy Poizat <guy@device.dyndns.org>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Prov. patch for the file hole ISS disclosed
Message-ID:  <20030311181452.GA59655@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030311174126.GA57179@madman.celabo.org>
References:  <200303061415.h26EFlhD004317@device.dyndns.org> <200303061415.h26EFlhD004317@device.dyndns.org> <5.2.0.9.2.20030311113159.0386fea0@localhost> <20030311174126.GA57179@madman.celabo.org>

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On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 11:41:27AM -0600, Jacques A. Vidrine wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 11:34:40AM -0600, Christopher Schulte wrote:
> > At 09:41 AM 3/6/2003 -0600, Jacques A. Vidrine wrote:
> > >Thanks!  However, this has already been fixed in -CURRENT (by import
> > >of FILE 3.41).  I do not know whether or not David plans to MFC in
> > >time for 4.8-RELEASE.
> > 
> > I think this should be merged into the security branches,
> > due to possible remote exploit by third party programs that
> > use file, such as (at the very least) amavis.
> 
> I tend to agree.
> 
> David?

Up to you.  I'm going to do an MFC for 4.8.  I am not very well setup to
test the security branches.  Do you want me to just MFC exactly what I
committed to 5-CURRENT to the 5_0 branch (it should Just Work).  Same for
the 4_7 branch.

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