Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 17:02:48 +0000 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: git: 24e1824e4646 - main - Deprecate telnet daemon Message-ID: <20220921170248.GA6935@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net> In-Reply-To: <202209211517.28LFHkoJ089471@gitrepo.freebsd.org> References: <202209211517.28LFHkoJ089471@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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--pWyiEgJYm5f9v55/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 03:17:46PM +0000, Brooks Davis wrote: > The branch main has been updated by brooks: >=20 > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3D24e1824e4646237c5ab8e63f59= fa38e076f18ba7 >=20 > commit 24e1824e4646237c5ab8e63f59fa38e076f18ba7 > Author: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> > AuthorDate: 2022-09-21 15:17:04 +0000 > Commit: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> > CommitDate: 2022-09-21 15:17:04 +0000 >=20 > Deprecate telnet daemon > =20 > The telnetd codebase is old, unmaintained, and has a number of quality > issues. Users wishing to provide telnetd service should find a > maintained implementation. The telnet client is NOT deprecated as it > is lower risk. > =20 > Reviewed by: pauamma, kevans, kp, melifaro > MFC After: 3 days > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D36619 A bit more context. The telnetd daemon has been unmaintaned other than fixes like -fno-common for years. A 30 year old, two-byte DoS was recently disclo= sed https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2022-08-24-2-byte-dos-freebsd-netbsd-telne= td-netkit-telnetd-inetutils-telnetd-kerberos-telnetd.html It's time and past to stop shipping this complex and obsolete software. I plan to follow up with the removal by the end of the month. -- Brooks --pWyiEgJYm5f9v55/ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJjK0O3AAoJEKzQXbSebgfAuPYIAId10d6zh79fdPFYyaIjzGKJ kN39SrGq3LpTdWDRRktJo7VyVfMopvfOBIlE2q6fcDxhlb8ZUTkjJ2ptODZ3sYlV SUks7VdQt70WFZWZIrVuijS4K/VQMWY6qgBMnaISkTqT/TS3i0yyLIYUWnMgKQWe RlksPl4/esSQTq5SeiiT8/SutK2BasLE9IM1HszsfE91HSXVPYQ4A8YSFLeRYQ1l scp9oXKpF9+3DUUouuBzZDPZFEfujoqzynB/QK5qldafZxn65b7kn8o72JWQ+Jy5 v/1YSHo/06fOWJZMA3N1vHbnt+d4xOaOS9sncOrZimLKQA6MpVka5YLghrOzTsk= =3mI3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --pWyiEgJYm5f9v55/--
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