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Date:      Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:14:59 -0500
From:      Chris Faulhaber <jedgar@fxp.org>
To:        "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Sudo version 1.6.3p6 now available (fwd)
Message-ID:  <20010222141459.A70502@peitho.fxp.org>
In-Reply-To: <200102221908.f1MJ8NY42653@bmah-freebsd-0.cisco.com>; from bmah@FreeBSD.ORG on Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 11:08:23AM -0800
References:  <200102221627.f1MGRk149151@cwsys.cwsent.com> <200102221908.f1MJ8NY42653@bmah-freebsd-0.cisco.com>

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On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 11:08:23AM -0800, Bruce A. Mah wrote:
> If memory serves me right, Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group wrote:
> > As I don't have time to submit a PR for the sudo port morning, I'm=20
> > sending this to -security.
>=20
> [snip]
>=20
> > Sudo version 1.6.3p6 is now available (ftp sites listed at the end).
> > This fixes a *buffer overflow* in sudo which is a potential security
> > problem.  I don't know of any exploits that currently exist but I
> > suggest that you upgrade none the less.
>=20
> Someone already updated the version in the ports tree:
>=20
> bmah-freebsd-0:bmah% pkg_version -v | grep sudo
> sudo-1.6.3.6                =3D   up-to-date with port
>=20

Though the commit message is confusing:

  Update to 1.6.3p5

--=20
Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org
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