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Re: Nasty security hole in "lprm"

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Raymond Dijkxhoorn)
Mon Apr 20 15:31:53 1998

Date: 	Mon, 20 Apr 1998 09:54:56 +0200
Reply-To: Raymond Dijkxhoorn <raymond@THRIJSWIJK.NL>
From: Raymond Dijkxhoorn <raymond@THRIJSWIJK.NL>
X-To:         Chris Evans <chris@FERRET.LMH.OX.AC.UK>
To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.LNX.3.95.980418153204.6065A-100000@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk>

Hi Chris,

> I've found a local->root compromise in the lprm program, as shipped
> RedHat4.2 and RedHat5.0. Other systems untested.

That is why you can get a updated lprm from the redhat site... for both
4.2 and 5.0.

Bye,

Raymond Dijkxhoorn
Technische Hogeschool Rijswijk

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