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From: src@scuzzy.in-berlin.de (Heiko Blume)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: security bug in ISC sysv386. here's a quick fix.
Message-ID: <1991Feb14.110814.4004@scuzzy.in-berlin.de>
Date: 14 Feb 91 11:08:14 GMT
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mike@vort.uucp (Mike Nemeth) writes:

>calm down folks, there's a quick fix. if you're root just do the following:

>- nuke everybody off the system now. tell 'em the disk's on fire.
>- as root, run the following

># cd /
># /etc/conf/bin/idtune UAREARW 0

>run "kconfig", build a new kernel, install it, and then try
>running "that program" again. you should get "memory fault".

yes, that works, BUT you will also get "memory fault" when
you run awk or any other floating point program if you don't
have a math coprocessor.
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