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by naniwaduni 121 days ago
From ChangeLog:

    * telnetd/utility.c (getterminaltype): Change the
      name `user_name' to `uname', as the former shadows a precious
     and global variable name.
2 comments

global variables are public enemy number one
Congratulations! Now you've got yourself a precious and global(ly exploitable) vulnerability...