Root exploit for FreeBSD

Jason jhelfman at e-e.com
Thu Dec 10 17:45:40 UTC 2009


http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:16.rtld.asc

On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 11:05:16AM -0600, Paul Schmehl thus spake:
>--On Thursday, December 10, 2009 08:41:41 -0600 Anton Shterenlikht
><mexas at 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.
>
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>Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst
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