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Re: [linux-security] joy

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matt)
Tue Jul 9 21:48:06 1996

To: linux-security@tarsier.cv.nrao.edu
From: panzer@dhp.com (Matt)
Date: 9 Jul 1996 20:48:46 -0400

Jordy (jordy@thirdwave.net) wrote:
: joy, a new security hole for linux, guess dip 3.3.7n wasn't as security 
: as hoped..

This is a major case of programs that are SUID, that in most cases do not 
need to be.  Fixing such minor things helps improve security greatly.
-- 
 -Matt     (panzer@dhp.com)                         DI-1-9026
 "That which can never be enforced should not be prohibited."

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