Re: If you admin IRIX 6.5.21 to 6.5.27...

From: J.A. Gutierrez (spd_at_daphne.cps.unizar.es)
Date: 04/28/05 

Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:30:14 +0000 (UTC)

R. Lynn Rardin <rardin@orion.rose.brandeis.edu> wrote:

: specific patch for 6.5.22. Could it be that the patched
: gr_osview opens up a new vulnerability under 6.5.22, but
: not under 6.5.23+?

        I don't think so; but is possible.

        But, at least, the widely known vulnerability is fixed,
        which is better than nothing 

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