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Re: Python rexec and Bastion flaws



On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 05:35:26PM +0100, Bastian Kleineidam wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 07:47:11AM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote:
> > > I suggest to disable the above two modules in python2.2 (which is in
> > > woody), even if existing applications can break. What do you think?
> > 
> > I'd rather know about the vulnerability (and maybe doko is able to
> > implement a fix) than to blindly castrate software.  Theo d.R. already
> > taught us that blindly releasing updates are not good.
> 
> Yup, ok. I will see if I can identify packages using rexec or Bastion
> and provide patches for them instead of disabling modules.

Were you able to make any progress with this?

-- 
 - mdz



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