kankkune@cs.Helsinki.FI (Risto Kankkunen) (11/19/90)
Some time ago I posted a message asking, is it sensible that the X
programs get built with relative library paths in them. I did't see any
follow-ups on that and only got one reply by e-mail, from Per Hedeland.
We discussed the matter with Per, and he tested whether my concerns
were justified. It turned out that I was right:
Anyone can gain root access within a few minutes
on systems with X11R4 built in the standard way.
Is this a known problem and I should shut up?
Risto
Risto Kankkunen kankkune@cs.Helsinki.FI (Internet)
Department of Computer Science rkankkunen@finuh (Bitnet)
University of Helsinki, Finland ..!mcvax!uhecs!kankkune (UUCP)