Re: Xserver stack smashed -- wrapper

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[chop]

>
> Here's a wrapper for this bug and for the older XF86 security vulnerability
> (i.e. XF86_XX -config /etc/shadow)

FYI, Debian GNU/Linux has included such a wrapper for some time now.
However, Debian's wrapper is dynamically customizable (ie, your X
server is specified in a config file, etc). It will check for these
sorts of problems and prevent them from reaching the X server, similar
to your implementation.

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John Goerzen
Southwind Internet Access, Inc,
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