Re: Kernel exploit in brk() function.

On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Ricardo Barberis wrote:

>
> About binutils, these are the results of ld -v on the servers I checked
> so far:
> GNU ld version 2.11.93.0.2 20020207
> GNU ld version 2.11.90.0.8 (with BFD 2.11.90.0.8)
> GNU ld version 2.13.90.0.18 20030206
>
> Q: How do I know whether they are FSF's or HJL's?
>
> Thanks.
>

 In the absence of a reply from anyone authoritative, I think the
five-level numbering and 9x series third-level numbers mean these are
HJL's.  If these are commercial or debian distros, that's almost a
certainty.

Ken
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