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From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: SECURITY BUG IN INTERACTIVE UNIX SYSV386
Keywords: BAD BUG
Message-ID: <1991Feb18.175217.18186@nstar.rn.com>
Date: 18 Feb 91 17:52:17 GMT
References: <1991Feb11.184130.11321@jwt.UUCP> <1991Feb12.020625.6779@kithrup.COM> <1991Feb13.220110.1314@scuzzy.in-berlin.de> <1991Feb16.085716.1243@jadpc.cts.com>
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jdeitch@jadpc.cts.com (Jim Deitch) writes:

>  I tried to fix the problem temporarily by setting UAREARW to 0 as
>was posted.  I rebult the kernel and all was well, until cnews tried
>to run.  I got a core dump from sendbatches.  Also the dfspace utility
>would not work.  Anyone else seen this?  I am running ISC 2.2 w/o a
>coprocessor.  Do I also have to set UAREAUS to 0 to make this "fix"
>work?

we had the same problem here on nstar.rn.com with cnews bitching after
rebuilding the kernel with the additional fields set in the kernel

there is no fix for ISC 2.2 without a co as of this time and those
2 fields are of no value unless you are running with a coprocessor


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