Re: libresolv+ bug

[nick () zeta org au (Nick Andrew)]

Forwarding a message from Andi Gutmans:
> I temporarily fixed libc. I think the RESOLV_HOST_CONF thingy isn't
> insecure. I mean there's nothing really wrong with a user doing this. I just
> stopped the printf from printing the offending line. Yeah it's kind of cheap
> but I don't see a reason to do something better.

How about:

RESOLV_HOST_CONF=/dev/sda1 ping asdf

or

RESOLV_HOST_CONF=/dev/console ping asdf

Nick.
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