Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:05:16 -0600 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> To: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Root exploit for FreeBSD Message-ID: <4EEC1C1C04727F728800F265@utd65257.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <20091210144141.GB834@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20091210144141.GB834@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk>
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--On Thursday, December 10, 2009 08:41:41 -0600 Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> wrote: > >> From my information security manager: > > FreeBSD isn't much used within the University (I understand) and has a > (comparatively) poor security record. Most recently, for example: > > > http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Root-exploit-for-FreeBSD-873352.ht > ml > Please pass this to your information security manager: >From one information security manager to another, you're an idiot. -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jeffersonhelp
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