Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 17:24:51 -0500 (EST) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: security@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-97:05.open Message-ID: <199711042224.RAA17913@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <199711041951.UAA02408@gvr.gvr.org> References: <199711041951.UAA02408@gvr.gvr.org>
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<<On Wed, 29 Oct 1997 20:01:00 +0100 (MET), FreeBSD Security Officer <security-officer@FreeBSD.ORG> said: > III. Impact > The problem can be used by any user on the system to do unauthorised > io instructions. One other impact which I have not seen mentioned yet should be obvious: there is a potential DoS if an unfriendly user opens and holds open an exclusive-open device (such as a tape drive) which is necessary for system operation. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same wollman@lcs.mit.edu | O Siem / The fires of freedom Opinions not those of| Dance in the burning flame MIT, LCS, CRS, or NSA| - Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschick
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