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Re: load.root (loadmodule hole)

From: Brad.Powell () Eng Sun COM (Brad Powell)
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 14:47:15 -0700


loadmodule also gets called when you "load modules" such as
PC NFS, or SunPC, or WABI, ect.. it also gets called by applications
such as printer software packages to load their device driver.

I't a useful utility but _very_ insecure.
Its replaced in solaris 2.X

brad

Current thread:

load.root (loadmodule hole) der Mouse (Sep 15)
- Re: load.root (loadmodule hole) Urban (Sep 15)
  - Re: load.root (loadmodule hole) Fred Blonder (Sep 15)
    - Re: load.root (loadmodule hole) Pat The Friendly RedNeck (Sep 15)
  - Re: load.root (loadmodule hole) Urban (Sep 18)
  - INN1.4sec on Linux Olaf Kirch (Sep 18)
    - Re: INN1.4sec on Linux Dave Barr (Sep 25)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: load.root (loadmodule hole) Brad Powell (Sep 15)
  - Re: load.root (loadmodule hole) Karl Strickland (Sep 17)
  - Re: load.root (loadmodule hole) Casper Dik (Sep 26)
- Re: load.root (loadmodule hole) Brad Powell (Sep 16)
- Re: load.root (loadmodule hole) Dave Mitchell (Sep 18)