From owner-freebsd-security Thu Feb 6 5:26:54 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB43837B401 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 2003 05:26:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from lmail.actcom.co.il (smtp.actcom.co.il [192.114.47.13]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7964043FBD for ; Thu, 6 Feb 2003 05:26:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lirandb@netvision.net.il) Received: from main1.netvision.net.il (main.retal.co.il [192.115.135.186]) by lmail.actcom.co.il (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h16DQnR12469 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:26:49 +0200 Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.19920206152241.00c52cc0@mail.netvision.net.il> X-Sender: lirandb@mail.netvision.net.il X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 15:25:39 +0200 To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org From: Retal Subject: Re: A Weird module msg, a security risk? In-Reply-To: <200302050925.27639.will@unfoldings.net> References: <5.2.0.9.0.20030205002748.00c104d8@mail.netvision.net.il> <5.2.0.9.0.20030205002748.00c104d8@mail.netvision.net.il> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Well.. i built my kernel, and i still get this weird message when i first-type wrong interface.. : ifconfig fxp0- alias 10.0.0.4 module_register: module miibus/ukphy already exists! linker_file_sysinit "miibus.ko" failed to register! 17 Any ideas? i still afraid of a security issue, douno.. -Retal At 09:25 05/02/2003 +0200, you wrote: >On Wednesday 05 February 2003 00:29, Retal wrote: > > I mis-typed ifconfig xl0- alias ip, instead of ifconfig xl0 ip (without > > the "-") > > I got a weird msg : > > module_register: module miibus/ukphy already exists! > > linker_file_sysinit "miibus.ko" failed to register! 17 > > > > when i tried to re-mistake again, it didnt write it again, but each time > > i reboot and does that, first time, it writes it > > > > Is it a security risk? how do i fix it? > > > > > > -Retal > > > >Because you accidentally entered the interface wrong, the driver that >interfaces your network card with the MIIBUS interface tried to load again, >even though it was already in the kernel. This isn't a security risk, >however, I would recommend rebuilding your kernel with network device >drivers built right in, you can find information on this from the FreeBSD >Handbook, which should be in /usr/share/doc/handbook/index.html > >Will > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > >-- >Willie Viljoen >Freelance IT Consultant > >214 Paul Kruger Avenue, Universitas >Bloemfontein >9321 >South Africa > >+27 51 522 15 60 >+27 51 522 44 36 (after hours) >+27 82 404 03 27 (mobile) > >will@unfoldings.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message