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bin/55815: tar opens device files
>Number: 55815
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: tar opens device files
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: high
>Responsible: bin-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Nov 22 13:25:00 +0000 2020
>Originator: Martin Husemann
>Release: NetBSD 9.99.75
>Organization:
The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
>Environment:
System: NetBSD seven-days-to-the-wolves.aprisoft.de 9.99.75 NetBSD 9.99.75 (GENERIC) #425: Wed Nov 4 15:34:33 CET 2020 martin%seven-days-to-the-wolves.aprisoft.de@localhost:/work/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC amd64
Architecture: x86_64
Machine: amd64
>Description:
Tar does open device files, which is a *very* bad idea.
>How-To-Repeat:
ktrace tar cvf - /dev >/dev/null
(but carefull, might kill your machine)
>Fix:
Switch MKBSDTAR back to off.
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