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SubjectRe: [PATCH] modules_install
GU> `make modules_install' creates some temporary files inside the kernel source
GU> directory. However, if that directory is imported using NFS in the recommended
GU> and secure way, root is not allowed to create files there. This patch solves
GU> that problem by creating the temporary files in /tmp.

GU> + ls *.o > /tmp/.allmods.$$$$; \

NO! This creates a race condition allowing malicious user to overwrite any
file if (s)he creates dozens of symlinks in /tmp. Using just pid to
guarantee uniqueness of the name is not enough. And we don't want do depend
on 'mktemp'... So I can't offer any good solution. A private directory in
/tmp? In a shell script and without race conditions - how?

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Meelis Roos (mroos@tartu.cyber.ee)

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