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Subject: Re: bug in 2.2.5?
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.96.971024133148.28571A-100000@oblivion.esgroup.net> from Tim Baur at "Oct 24, 97 01:33:20 pm"
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Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 14:16:00 -0700 (PDT)
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Tim Baur writes:
> I just jumped on this list, so sorry if this issue has already been
> brought up. It has some to my knowledge that there is a security bug in
> version 2.2.5-REL and 2.2.5.1-REL is due shortly. Could someone explain
> what this bug pretains to? 

Problem with open() syscall.

> 
> Tim Baur
> ESI Communications
> 

-- dima