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Re: idl 6.1 crashes on linux [message #53616 is a reply to message #53570]

Fri, 20 April 2007 07:46

Nigel Wade
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Registered: March 1998

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George White wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, david.j.jansen@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> On 19 apr, 16:57, Greg Hennessy <greg.henne...@localhost.localdomain>
>> wrote:
>>> On 2007-04-19, Christopher Thom <c...@oddjob.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The workaround would appear to be rolling back the X server updates.
>>>
>>> I rolled back the libX11 update, and that fixed my problem.
>
>> yes, that works. unfortunately, this libX11 update was supposed to fix
>> an exploitable security hole. a more permanent and secure solution
>> would be nice.
>
> Furthermore, the OP has just announced to anyone who is interested in
> cracking his machine that it is wide open.

Wide open?

Did you actually read the advisory on the exploit? I'd hardly call it "wide
open".

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		idl 6.1 crashes on linux By: lazar.fleysher on Wed, 18 April 2007 20:24
		Re: idl 6.1 crashes on linux By: Nigel Wade on Fri, 20 April 2007 07:46
		Re: idl 6.1 crashes on linux By: Christopher Thom on Fri, 20 April 2007 07:37
		Re: idl 6.1 crashes on linux By: Greg Hennessy on Fri, 20 April 2007 06:34
		Re: idl 6.1 crashes on linux By: George White on Fri, 20 April 2007 06:25

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