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>From /etc/rc.d/init.d/random in 2.77-1 (and earlier?): ... random_seed=/var/run/random-seed # See how we were called. case "$1" in start) echo "Initializing random number generator..." # Carry a random seed from start-up to start-up # Load and then save 512 bytes, which is the size of the entropy pool if [ -f /etc/random-seed ]; then

amd from the amd-920824upl102-6.i386.rpm file distributed with RedHat Linux 4.1 does not honor the nodev option for NFS filesystems and probably other mount types, allowing any user access to the device files in /dev on a system, provided that they have root access to another linux box on the network. In addition, the default amd.conf from RH 4.1 maps /net/* to NFS mounting, which makes the bug in

I''m looking for some evidence, backup up with dates and references, that shows that the Linux community responds to security problems more quickly than other OS vendors, and thus might be considered "more secure". A number of fairly high profile corporations are starting to look for such information as they consider Linux as an alternative solution to other UNIXes. Something

Hi all, I believe that this behavior is caused by the ``intr'' (-i) option to mount_nfs(8). As noted by Stephan Uphoff in PR/79700, he does not recommend use intr option. After remove the option, the dd works well. Sorry for the noisy :-) However, I think some warnings can be added to mount_nfs(8) about the usage of intr and its consequence. So this won't be happened again.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-04:11.msync Security Advisory The FreeBSD Project Topic: buffer cache invalidation implementation issues Category: core Module: sys Announced:

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-04:11.msync Security Advisory The FreeBSD Project Topic: buffer cache invalidation implementation issues Category: core Module: sys Announced:

Hello Everyone, I have recently been introduced to the ggplot package by Hadley Wickham and must say I am quite impressed so far at how easy it is to make attractive plots, but one thing I am struggling over is how to consolidate legends. I have 3 plots that I would like to put on a single page and all 3 map the same dimension of the data to the colour aesthetic. Right now, when I plot all

Merge the ioctl stub calls that just end up calling the sub-function to do the actual ioctl. Move br_get_XXX_ifindices into the ioctl file as well where they can be static. diff -Nru a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c --- a/net/bridge/br_device.c 2004-05-20 10:51:05 -07:00 +++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c 2004-05-20 10:51:05 -07:00 @@ -19,21 +19,6 @@ #include <asm/uaccess.h>

Hi all, This has theoretically been a high priority for a long time, and I''m finally going to get it done, I think. Here''s my plan, and I''d appreciate any comments you might have on it. Currently, sections only have meaning internally, in that one can call ''config.use(section)'' to create any directories needed for that section. Additionally,

Hi folks, Here is the result of the latest work on the pvops front, after the x86 arch merge. From the functionality point of view, almost nothing was changed, except for proper vsmp support - which was discussed, but not implemented before - and the introduction of smp_ops in x86_64, which eased the merging of the smp header. Speaking of the merge, a significant part (although not majority) of

Hi folks, Here is the result of the latest work on the pvops front, after the x86 arch merge. From the functionality point of view, almost nothing was changed, except for proper vsmp support - which was discussed, but not implemented before - and the introduction of smp_ops in x86_64, which eased the merging of the smp header. Speaking of the merge, a significant part (although not majority) of

[mod: Forwarded by Jeff Uphoff. I tried to mangle the headers that it appears as the original post: with an invalid return address. -- REW] A few months back, a very alpha version of bliss got posted. That shouldn''t have happened, but, it was pretty much ignored so I didn''t worry about it. But now it seems there''s a bit of a fuss about this. I''ll post the

------- start of forwarded message (RFC 934 encapsulation) ------- From: kevingeo@CRUZIO.COM Sender: Bugtraq List <BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG> To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG Subject: Quake 2 Linux 3.13 (and lower) allow users to read arbitrary files Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 05:49:58 -0500 Reply-To: kevingeo@CRUZIO.COM Vulnerable: Everyone who followed the installation instructions and made Quake2

[mod: The first message would''ve been rejected on the grounds "no security related information", but it gives ME a warm feeling too, so I''m allowing it to piggyback on the announcement of the "fix". Note that Linux-2.1.63 simply implements a fix for the problem, instead of applying this fix, upgrading to 2.1.63 might be an option for you. Linus indicated that

I think this is an issue of serious interest to many of the subscribers of these lists; it would effectively ban a lot of security-related tools that many of use now find indispensable, e.g. ssh, pgp. ------- Start of forwarded message ------- Date: 21 Mar 1997 10:11:57 GMT From: rja14@cl.cam.ac.uk (Ross Anderson) Approved: R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl Subject: DTI proposals on key escrow The British

------- start of forwarded message (RFC 934 encapsulation) ------- From: Joe Zbiciak <im14u2c@cegt201.bradley.edu> Approved: alex@bach.cis.temple.edu Sender: Bugtraq List <BUGTRAQ@netspace.org> To: Multiple recipients of list BUGTRAQ <BUGTRAQ@netspace.org> Subject: Buffer overflow in Linux''s login program Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 09:27:24 -0600 Reply-To: Joe Zbiciak