Re: Building a distribution from source?

2003-12-05 Thread Jakob Lell
Hello, maybe Adamantix is what you are wanting to do. It is based on Debian woody and uses kernel and gcc patches to improve security. At the moment you need to install a normal Debian woody and then upgrade. However, you might create installation CDs yourselve. For more information about Adaman

many scripts fail if /tmp/tempfile.$$ exists -> local DOS vulnerability

2003-09-04 Thread Jakob Lell
Hello, many shell scripts use tempfiles like /tmp/tempfile.$$. This creates insecure tempfile vulnerabilities. One commonly used fix for this problem is to use set -e or/and set -C in the shell script. This makes the whole script fail if one command fails or pipes anything to an existing file (e.g.