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From: cschuber@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (Cy Schubert - BCSC Open Systems Group)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Patches
Date: 22 Dec 1995 18:21:20 GMT
Organization: BC Systems
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J Wunsch (j@uriah.heep.sax.de) wrote:
> cschuber@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (Cy Schubert - BCSC Open Systems Group) writes:
> > I'm a recent convert to FreeBSD (from Linux). I haven't been able to get my
> > hands on a 2.1 CDROM yet, however I did get a copy of 2.0.5. Are there any
> > security patches for 2.0.5R, specifically the syslog() patch and the telnetd
> > patch?
> I think the syslogd one wasn't a very simple patch. Anyway, here's
> the telnetd fix:
I managed to port the Linux (I'm an ex-Linux user) syslog() patch over to
FreeBSD. Using a test program distributed on the Linux security newsgroup,
the patch has been tested and appears to work. If anyone wants it just e-mail
me at cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca, please don't do a reply to this message as
your e-mail will bounce.
[snip]
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