cross-platform virus

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:17:00 +0800
John <dingo at coco2.arach.net.au> wrote:

> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Is that really a possibility?  I raised a terminal, typed 
> > <sudo synaptic>, gave it my password and, when synaptic opened,
> > opened another terminal.  After <sudo gps> it still asked for my
> > password, even though only a moment had elapsed.  How, then, can a
> > malicious program make use of my already-in-use sudo session without
> > <ctl-c>ing me out of whatever program I am already running?
> > 
> > Cybe R. Wizard
> 
> 
> Add these steps:
> 1. Close Synapci
> 2. Close the first terminal.
> 
> _Then_ open the second terminal, and see what's what.
> 
Well, /that/ was unexpected!  Now I can see how there would be a
security problem there. 

Cybe R. Wizard
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