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Re: SunOS syslog() fix, finally...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Casper Dik)
Mon Nov 13 11:54:08 1995
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 17:14:05 +0100
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From: Casper Dik <casper@Holland.Sun.COM>
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>> Sendmail doesn't need to be recompiled as long as it is dynamically
>> linked.
>> If, however, you installed you own version of sendmail and linked it
>> statically against libc.so, you need to recompile & relink.
>
>yeah, but what about /usr/sbin/ufsrestore ?
>
>it is statically linked, utilizes syslog, and suid root.
This may not necessarily be a problem.
In my first examination I found that the syslog() calls in ufsrestore
cannot be passed random strings, but if you have different information,
please tell.
The patch also doesn't include "/sbin/su", though the README says it is
included.
Casper
