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Security Advisory                                                       CERT-NL
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Author/Source : Olav ten Bosch                              Index  :    S-96-15
Distribution  : World                                       Page   :          1
Classification: External                                    Version:          1
Subject       : BSD/OS 2.0/2.0.1 kernel vulnerability       Date   :  20-Mar-96
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By courtesy of Berkeley Software Design, Inc. (BSDI) and CERT
Coordination Center we received the following information.

In CERT Coordination Center Vendor-Initiated Bulletin VB-96.04
Berkeley Software Design, Inc. reports a vulnerability in
BSD/OS 2.0/2.0.1.

This vulnerability allows local users to control privileged processes,
and could thus allow users to acquire unauthorized permissions.

CERT-NL recommends to install the patch described in this bulletin
or to upgrade to BSD/OS 2.1.

All CERT Coordination Center advisories and bulletins are mirrored by CERT-NL.
The specific URL for this case is:

> ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-cc-mirror/cert_bulletins/VB-96.04.bsdi

More information about the CERT-NL mirror and notifier services is 
contained in News items N-95-01 (notifier) and N-95-02 (CERT mirror), 
both present on ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-nl/docs/news/

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CERT-NL is the Computer Emergency Response Team for SURFnet customers. 
SURFnet is the Dutch network for educational, research and related institutes.
CERT-NL is a member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams 
(FIRST). 

All CERT-NL material is available under:
  http://www.surfnet.nl/surfnet/security/cert-nl.html
  ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security 
  
In case of computer or network security problems please contact your 
local CERT/security-team or CERT-NL  (if your institute is NOT a SURFnet 
customer please address the appropriate (local) CERT/security-team).

CERT-NL is one/two hour(s) ahead of UTC (GMT) in winter/summer,
i.e. UTC+0100 in winter and UTC+0200 in summer (DST).
   Email:     cert-nl@surfnet.nl
   Phone:     +31 302 305 305
   Fax:       +31 302 305 329
   Snailmail: SURFnet bv
              Attn. CERT-NL
              P.O. Box 19035
              NL - 3501 DA  UTRECHT
              The Netherlands
   A 7 * 24 hours phone number is available to SURFnet SSC's and FIRST
   members on request.
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