Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:40:33 -0500 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Guy Helmer <ghelmer@palisadesys.com> Cc: dan@langille.org, security-officer@freebsd.org, security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-01:55.procfs Message-ID: <3B83B651.75B523AB@centtech.com> References: <HEEHKIJOHDLFOOEBABJICEDNCAAA.ghelmer@palisadesys.com>
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I would be interested in helping out for that too.. This is definitely a good idea. Two thumbs up. Eric Anderson Guy Helmer wrote: > > Dan Langille wrote: > > On 21 Aug 2001, at 13:39, FreeBSD Security Advisories wrote: > > > > > # cd /usr/src/sys > > > # patch -p < /path/to/patch > > > > [dan@xeon:/usr/src/sys] $ sudo patch -p < /usr/patches/procfs.patch > > Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me... > > The text leading up to this was: > > -------------------------- > > |Index: sys/i386/linux/linprocfs/linprocfs_vnops.c > > |=================================================================== > > |RCS file: > > /usr2/ncvs/src/sys/i386/linux/linprocfs/Attic/linprocfs_vnops.c,v > > |retrieving revision 1.3.2.4 > > |retrieving revision 1.3.2.5 > > |diff -u -r1.3.2.4 -r1.3.2.5 > > |--- sys/i386/linux/linprocfs/linprocfs_vnops.c 2001/06/25 > > 19:46:47 1.3.2.4 > > |+++ sys/i386/linux/linprocfs/linprocfs_vnops.c 2001/08/12 > > 14:29:19 1.3.2.5 > > -------------------------- > > File to patch: > > > > Is it just me or is this becoming a recurring theme? *grin* > > > > I volunteer to test every patch, given that I seem to be the first to > > report the problem. > > > > The patch works if you cd /usr/src, not /usr/src/sys > > It is my sense from reading some other vendor's advisories (namely RedHat) > that advisories go through internal review and correction prior to release. > A quick review process by a small group of interested security-minded folks > could help catch minor typos like this one. Would security-officer be > willing to setup a private mail list for a small group of interested people > and give them a few hours to review proposed advisories prior to release? > > Guy > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Anderson anderson@centtech.com Centaur Technology (512) 418-5792 Truth is more marvelous than mystery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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