From owner-freebsd-security Mon May 17 19:48: 5 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from adelphi.physics.adelaide.edu.au (adelphi.physics.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.36.247]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0D5A15655 for ; Mon, 17 May 1999 19:47:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au) Received: from bragg (bragg [129.127.36.34]) by adelphi.physics.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.8/8.8.8/UofA-1.5) with SMTP id MAA31701; Tue, 18 May 1999 12:17:56 +0930 (CST) Received: from localhost by bragg; (5.65/1.1.8.2/05Aug95-0227PM) id AA32583; Tue, 18 May 1999 12:18:46 +0930 Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 12:18:45 +0930 (CST) From: Kris Kennaway X-Sender: kkennawa@bragg To: Unknow User Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: user uses xv3.10a (PNG) to halt my system. In-Reply-To: <3740B863.6C20B59E@tdnet.com.br> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, 17 May 1999, Unknow User wrote: > a) My system is 2.2.8Stable, where can i get a updated list about patch > to this system? Try cvsup. It's documented in the handbook. > b) I have installed xv 3.10a (PNG), but my system has got freezed by > running this software! So now, a user(i don't know which) have being > stopping my system. How do you know it is xv? It's more likely you're running into a problem with the system, not triggered by xv at all. You're correct that a user application shouldn't be able to do this, and given the lack of any other reports about this problem I doubt it is in your case either. Kris ----- "That suit's sharper than a page of Oscar Wilde witticisms that's been rolled up into a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into someone's eye" "Wow, that's sharp!" - Ace Rimmer and the Cat, _Red Dwarf_ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message