Yikes! FreeBSD samba-3.0.26a_2, 1 is forbidden: "Remote Code Execution...

yance yance at sic.nsw.edu.au
Sun Dec 16 05:51:41 PST 2007



-----Original Message-----
From: Tino Engel [mailto:elrap at web.de] 
Sent: Sunday, 16 December 2007 4:53 AM
To: Remko Lodder
Cc: samba at lists.samba.org; W. D.; timur at freebsd.org;
freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Yikes! FreeBSD samba-3.0.26a_2, 1 is forbidden: "Remote Code
Execution...

Remko Lodder schrieb:
> On Fri, December 14, 2007 5:37 pm, W. D. wrote:
>   
>> At 09:50 12/12/2007, Remko Lodder wrote:
>>     
>>> W. D. wrote:
>>>       
>
>   
>> Well, it's been 2 days now.  When will the code be updated
>> in the FreeBSD ports?  The version on the Samba website is
>> 3.0.28.  (http://www.Samba.org/)  Why is the FreeBSD ports
>> version stuck at 3.0.26a_2,1?
>>     
>
> I figure you have some spare time to help maintain these issues?
> As you might be aware we are in the process of having a release
> cycle and we are investigating which ports need to be upgraded
> to do this properly without breaking an entire release.
>
> THAT takes a little including rebuilding ports.
>
>   
>> If there are fixes available already on the Samba websites,
>> why can't they be integrated into the ports?
>>     
>
> They can, we are working on it Just have a little patience
>
>   
>> I neet to get a fileserver going right away.  I would like
>> to use Samba.  Perhaps I should just load Windows on it?
>>     
>
> Ah yes make my day and make it happen, just dont come back whining in case
> it does not do what you would have expected or something. If you need the
> thing urgently install it manually and be done with it.
>
>   
>> It seems to me that leaving a port broken like this is
>> very "unprofessional".  I would expect more from the folks
>> maintaing FreeBSD.
>>     
>
> Exactly; please go to the Windows team and install windows on your machine
> to get more professional support, including paying for everything
>
> You tend to forget that we are volunteers and cannot handle it all; if you
> know better, please step up and work on it else stfu.
>
>   
>> When is it going to be fixed?  Does "soon" mean this century?
>> This year?  When?
>>
>>     
>
> For you i'll make an exception for 2010...
>
> For every other person, we will have this incorporated ASAP.
>
>   
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>     

*rofl*
Perfect answer though...
Regards, Tino
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