Errata

SELinux

Errata for SELinux

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Version Location Description Submitted by Date submitted
Printed Page 14
last paragraph

Page 14 describes a vulnerability "attacker to execute the ptrace program ...a setsuid program".

In fact ptrace is a system call (typically used by debuggers for one program to control another) and the bug is a part of the kernel.

http://kerneltrap.org/node/611
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3447/solution

 Anonymous  Nov 10, 2011 
Printed Page 14
last paragraph

Page 14 describes a vulnerability "attacker to execute the ptrace program ...a setsuid program".

In fact ptrace is a system call (typically used by debuggers for one program to control another) and the bug is a part of the kernel.

http://kerneltrap.org/node/611
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3447/solution

 Anonymous  Nov 10, 2011 
Printed, PDF, ePub Page 18
Acknowledgments - 3rd Paragraph

One of the names is misspelled. The name should be "Dr. Steve Beaty" (with one 't', not two)

 Brian Houle  Mar 12, 2019 
Printed Page 49
Item #4

If we set the date and time to 2:27 a.m. on July 1, 2004,
I think following command is not appropriate:
022707012004
instead, following command is appropriate:
date 070102272004

 Anonymous