Slackware 7.1 Update: Suidperl Vulnerability Exploit Successfully Patched
A root exploit was found in the /usr/bin/suidperl5.6.0 program that shipped with the Slackware 7.1 perl.tgz package.
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A root exploit was found in the /usr/bin/suidperl5.6.0 program that shipped with the Slackware 7.1 perl.tgz package.
A remote exploit has been found in the FTP daemon, wu-ftpd. This can allow an attacker full access to your machine.
The sgid bit has been removed from this binary to prevent a potential security vulnerability.
Capabilities and other security vulnerabilities have been discovered
A buffer overflow condition exists with fdmount on Slackware.