MLUG: [UUG/MLUG] pmake (Starbuck) (fwd)
[UUG/MLUG] pmake (Starbuck) (fwd)
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Basically, you should chmod -s pmake.  it's not safe currently.

-Tymm

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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 23:21:31 +0100 (GMT)
From: Chris Evans <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
Subject: pmake


Hi,

"pmake" is suid root in starbuck (RH6.0 beta).

$ export PMAKE=`perl -e 'print "A"x10000'`
$ pmake
Segmentation fault

As far as I can tell, seg fault is produced trying to execute code at
0x41414141. And at this stage euid==0 I believe. Not good.

Chris