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Re: [FLSA-2005:152794] Updated rp-pppoe package fixes security issue



Marc Deslauriers wrote:

> Synopsis:          Updated rp-pppoe package fixes security issue
> Advisory ID:       FLSA:152794

This is a totally bogus vulnerability, as I wrote in my response on
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0564

In fact, this so-called "fix" might tempt people to run rp-pppoe SUID-root,
which is a Bad Thing, because there are probably tons of other reasons
why a SUID-root rp-pppoe is dangerous.

rp-pppoe 3.6 was released a while ago.  It has a proper fix for SUID-ness.
I recommend people use that instead of distro versions with
dubious "security patches"

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Regards,

David.