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From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net>
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	"Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD bug grants local root access (FreeBSD 6.x)
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On Fri, 2 Oct 2009, Jacques Marneweck wrote:

Hi,

> Is there any further feedback regarding this bug?

There is progress.


>   Has anyone tested
> to see if this also affects FreeBSD 5.x?

FreeBSD 5.x is not a supported branch anymore, so it's unlikely that
anyone will check it.  See http://security.freebsd.org/#sup for a list
of branches SO/secteam care about.

/bz

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Bjoern A. Zeeb         It will not break if you know what you are doing.