auto update vulnerability?

Subject: auto update vulnerability?
bryan@ak.net
Date: Mon Apr 08 2002 - 23:10:05 AKDT

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There's a very interesting article at:
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~nweaver/0wn2.html

While it doesn't mention Linux (or *NIX) by name, I wonder if
what it describes is a vulnerability of systems like debian's
apt-get or freebsd's ports tree.

Any input from more experienced users than myself?

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