[12295] in bugtraq
Re: execve bug linux-2.2.12
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Cox)
Wed Oct 20 16:43:26 1999
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 18:10:51 +0100
Reply-To: Alan Cox <alan@LXORGUK.UKUU.ORG.UK>
From: Alan Cox <alan@LXORGUK.UKUU.ORG.UK>
X-To: huuskone@CC.HELSINKI.FI
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
In-Reply-To: <199910200615.JAA07446@sirppi.helsinki.fi> from "Taneli
Huuskonen" at Oct 20, 99 09:15:53 am
> environment pointers point to the end of memory, which causes the SEGV's
> people have been observing. I don't see any possible way this bug could
> affect security, however.
Nor me.
2.2.13 is however now out officially and including the fix. It fixes several
security holes and the release notes will be out shortly (they were delayed
by something much more important - the rugby)
Alan
