Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:20:23 -0500 From: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: zlib overflow problem? Message-ID: <20020311212023.GF20422@pir.net> In-Reply-To: <20020311131442.D77202@rain.macguire.net> References: <00d601c1c941$56be3dd0$3028680a@tgt.com> <20020311131442.D77202@rain.macguire.net>
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Benjamin Krueger <benjamin@macguire.net> probably said: > * Thomas T. Veldhouse (veldy@veldy.net) [020311 13:10]: > > Does the new zlib overflow bug affect FreeBSD as well? > > Reference http://news.com.com/2100-1001-857008.html Full details at; http://www.gzip.org/zlib/advisory-2002-03-11.txt > The above problem is believed to originate in the glibc library. > FreeBSD does not use glibc, and thus should not be affected. > Don't Panic. =) The BSD free() implementation warns, but doesn't break, on free()ing a page that is already free so native things should be ok. However, linux binaries in the ports system and zlib/glibc in linux_base may well be affected to a greater or lesser degree. P. -- pir pir-sig@pir.net pir-sig@net.tufts.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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