Re: [masq] 1st virus in Linux :( (fwd)

Neil Moore (amethyst@valjean.sfhs.floyd.k12.ky.us)
Fri, 7 Feb 1997 17:39:22 -0500

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> On Fri, 7 Feb 1997 tyson@rwii.com wrote:
> I don't agree. Doom has a known bug which allows any user on your system
> to get root if doom is installed setuid root. Every Linux distribution
> I've ever used installs Doom setuid root, and RedHat has only recently
> released a patch to correct this. (The patch doesn't fix doom, just
> removes the setuid bit.)

Why not just delete it?

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