From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 26 May 2001 21:26:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 26 May 2001 21:26:05 -0400 Received: from ppp0.ocs.com.au ([203.34.97.3]:56324 "HELO mail.ocs.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 26 May 2001 21:25:50 -0400 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 From: Keith Owens To: jpcpt@earthlink.net cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: FWD: [RHSA-2000:108-02] Updated modutils fixing local root In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 27 May 2001 21:11:25." <27200125529513.Amiga@SMTP.earthlink.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 11:25:45 +1000 Message-ID: <21470.990926745@ocs3.ocs-net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, 27 May 2001 21:11:25, jpcpt@earthlink.net (Joseph S Price) wrote: > Red Hat, Inc. Security Advisory >Synopsis: Updated modutils fixing local root security bug available >Advisory ID: RHSA-2000:108-02 >Issue date: 2000-11-16 >Updated on: 2000-11-16 >Product: Red Hat Linux >Keywords: modutils root exploit security What is the point of sending a 6 month old security report to linux-kernel? That exploit was fixed a couple of days after it was reported.