Re: [SuSE 9.0] possible symlink attacks in some scripts

>greetings,

Hello.

>i have done a litte reseach on a SuSE linux 9.0 box
>for possible symlink attacks. i have checked nearly
>every script i could found on the system. i havent
>found much and nothing very special.

Good.

>i dont have a
>clue if the following scripts are somewhere on the
>system executed but maybe someone useses them in a
>script or something like that.

We will fix the bugs you found, but it's always nicer
to contact us before you go public with bug-reports.
Just write an eMail to security_at_suse.de and you will
get an answer after a few hours or less.

Bye,
     Thomas

-- 
  Thomas Biege <thomas_at_suse.de>, SUSE LINUX AG, Security Support & Auditing
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