[Leaplist] BSD root escalation exploit

[Hank Lambert]

Thanks for the clarification, I didn't even think of that (I'm not a BSD
user).

Kevin Korb wrote:
> It should be noted that this is a FreeBSD exploit and not a generic *BSD
> exploit.  AFAICT it does not affect OpenBSD.  Not sure about NetBSD or OSX
> as I didn't check on them.
>
> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:02:13 -0400
> Hank Lambert <hank at hanklambert.com> wrote:
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> > Here is an article on a recent BSD root escalation vulnerability for
> > those running BSD. Luckily it's a local exploit, but a serious one
> > none-the-less. I know there are a few people here running BSD, so I
> > thought I would pass it along.
>
> >
> http://www.darknet.org.uk/2009/09/freebsd-local-root-escalation-vulnerability/
>
>
> > - --
>
> > Hank Lambert, KB4MTO
> > www.hanklambert.com
> > hank at hanklambert.com
> > PGP Key 0x96D33D71
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> > 

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Hank Lambert, KB4MTO
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