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Date:      Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:22:05 -0600
From:      "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org>
To:        David O'Brien <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        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:  <20030311182205.GA57362@madman.celabo.org>
In-Reply-To: <20030311181452.GA59655@dragon.nuxi.com>
References:  <200303061415.h26EFlhD004317@device.dyndns.org> <200303061415.h26EFlhD004317@device.dyndns.org> <5.2.0.9.2.20030311113159.0386fea0@localhost> <20030311174126.GA57179@madman.celabo.org> <20030311181452.GA59655@dragon.nuxi.com>

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On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 10:14:52AM -0800, David O'Brien wrote:
> 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:
> > > 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.  

Good, thanks!

> I am not very well setup to
> test the security branches.  

Oops, I didn't read very carefully.  I was talking about -STABLE only.

> 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.

No, I do not wish the new `file' to be merged into the security
branches.

Cheers,
-- 
Jacques A. Vidrine <nectar@celabo.org>          http://www.celabo.org/
NTT/Verio SME          .     FreeBSD UNIX     .       Heimdal Kerberos
jvidrine@verio.net     .  nectar@FreeBSD.org  .          nectar@kth.se

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