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Re: [LUG] budget cuts

 

On 21/10/10 18:38, Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Oct 2010, tom brough wrote:
> 
>> First lesson should be DON'T USE INHERENTLY INSECURE OPERATING SYSTEMS
>> (that is install gnu/linux).
> 
> Heh... or *sigh*
> 
> You know there's a current root exploit going in glibc, don't you?
> Allows any ordinary user to get root access )-:
> 
> Well - maybe not on all platforms. It didn't work for me on Debian
> Lenny, but I've not had time to try some others.
> 
> Gordon
> 

Is there, if there is I don't know how to get root other than by logging
in or using su sudo etc

Paul

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