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

Joern Lubkoll lumpi at dobag.in-berlin.de
Fri Feb 15 00:33:43 AEST 1991


kherron at ms.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron) writes:
>weave at chopin.udel.edu (Ken Weaverling) writes:
>>># /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....
>Confirmed.  The bug exists on Sysv 386 3.2.1, and there's no parameter
>by that name.  The good news is that the program dumps core under
>Sysv/386 4.0, without changing anything.
I don't have SvsV386 4.0, but I would very much like to test for the bug,
possibly you have to change some values (Adresss of u-block or alike...)

jl
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