security bug in ISC sysv386. here's a quick fix.

[Joern Lubkoll]

weave at chopin.udel.edu (Ken Weaverling) writes:
>In article <1991Feb12.200752.2772 at vort.uucp> mike at vort.uucp (Mike Nemeth) writes:
>>calm down folks, there's a quick fix. if you're root just do the following:
>>
>>- nuke everybody off the system now. tell 'em the disk's on fire.
>>- as root, run the following
>>
>># cd /
>># /etc/conf/bin/idtune UAREARW 0
>This bug is also present on AT&T SYSV/386 and that tunable param ain't
>defined on my box. I called my vendor today. They are *working* on it....
*working* .... I really hope, they are working on it, because it can't
go on this way !

jl
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