Re: @(#) Mordred Labs advisory 0x0001: Buffer overflow in - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Lamar Owen
Subject Re: @(#) Mordred Labs advisory 0x0001: Buffer overflow in
Date
Msg-id 200208201228.27251.lamar.owen@wgcr.org
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In response to Re: @(#) Mordred Labs advisory 0x0001: Buffer overflow in  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Tuesday 20 August 2002 12:15 pm, Tom Lane wrote:
> Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org> writes:
> > Umm, but what about the reply buffer overrun advisory?  I've read this
> > whole thread, and the reply advisory (AFAICT, unless I've just hit delete
> > too quickly) has NOT been addressed.

> Yes it has.  CVS logs show

> I'd put more stock in the concern level of the people making complaints
> if anyone had bothered to do even that much legwork.  Without an offered
> patch against 7.2 branch, I don't think the folks who push out releases
> (which is not me, but Marc, Bruce, you, Trond, etc) should bother to
> take notice of the complaints at all.

If a patch is proffered to 7.2.1 to fix this, I'll be happy to roll a new 
RPMset.  I tend to agree with you on this detail, Tom.

I had just apparently missed that portion; thanks for the reminder.
-- 
Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
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