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FreeBSD-SA-09:17.freebsd-update Security Advisory
The FreeBSD Project
Topic: Inappropriate directory permissions in freebsd-update(8)
Category: core
Module: usr.sbin
Announced: 2009-12-03
Credits: KAMADA Ken'ichi
system.
3) To update your vulnerable system via a binary patch:
Systems running 7.1-RELEASE, 7.3-RELEASE, or 8.0-RELEASE on the i386 or
amd64 platforms can be updated via the freebsd-update(8) utility:
# freebsd-update fetch
# freebsd-update install
Now reboot the system.
# make obj && make depend && make && make install
3) To update your vulnerable system via a binary patch:
Systems running 8.0-RELEASE on the i386 or amd64 platforms can be
updated via the freebsd-update(8) utility:
# freebsd-update fetch
# freebsd-update install
VI. Correction details
3) To update your vulnerable system via a binary patch:
Systems running 6.4-RELEASE, 7.1-RELEASE, 7.2-RELEASE, 7.3-RELEASE or
8.0-RELEASE on the i386 or amd64 platforms can be updated via the
freebsd-update(8) utility:
# freebsd-update fetch
# freebsd-update install
VI. Correction details
system.
3) To update your vulnerable system via a binary patch:
Systems running 7.2-RELEASE, 7.3-RELEASE, or 8.0-RELEASE on the i386 or
amd64 platforms can be updated via the freebsd-update(8) utility:
# freebsd-update fetch
# freebsd-update install
VI. Correction details