Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!rutgers!ukma!s.ms.uky.edu!kherron From: kherron@ms.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: SECURITY BUG IN INTERACTIVE UNIX SYSV386 Message-ID: Date: 16 Feb 91 04:18:11 GMT References: <1991Feb15.011125.19741@yrloc.ipsa.reuter.COM> <1991Feb16.021704.17562@virtech.uucp> Distribution: na Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences Lines: 19 cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) writes: >This problem is known to be present in the following systems: > [...] > AT&T Rel 3.2 (fixed in 3.2.1) Sigh. Maybe I'm the only one in the whole world, but the problem exists on MY AT&T 3.2.1 system. It's AT&T hardware, too (no coprocessor). After all these reports of core dumps on AT&T unix I went back and tried the test program again. It works like a charm :-( Maybe it's dependent on what random packages are linked into the kernal...? -- Kenneth Herron kherron@ms.uky.edu University of Kentucky (606) 257-2975 Department of Mathematics "Never trust gimmicky gadgets" -- the Doctor