Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: 2.1.43 curious pipe-entries in / (root) | Date | Wed, 25 Jun 1997 22:47:59 +0100 (BST) |
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> New code in 2.1.43 (see "get_pipe_inode" in "linux/fs/inode.c") puts > entries for anonymous pipes into the root directory. The 6-digit > number in the filename is the inode of the pipe.
This is all well and good but has anyone considered the security implications and verified people cannot rm , open, or otherwise poke around with these pipes ?
Also what if / is read only
[I'd check myself but 2.1.43 isnt too stable here]
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