Re: LINUX 2.2 SECURITY: more clues

mike mangino (mangino@cis.ohio-state.edu)
Wed, 27 Jan 1999 09:37:12 -0500 (EST)


I was using a two day old core file on an Intel system that hadn't touched swap and I can still make it happen.

>
> Hello guys,
>
> The infamous "ldd core" problem seems to only occur under the following
> circumstances:
>
> 1. the core file is fresh - i.e. you run your cor.c program and then
> immediately do ldd core.
>
> 2. More importantly than 1., it happens when there is some swap space
> in use - and does not happen when 0 bytes of swap are in use.
>
> Keep looking and you shall find (for there is nothing hidden that shall
> not be revealed).
>
> Regards,
> ------
> Tigran A. Aivazian | http://www.sco.com
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>
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