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SubjectRe: strace security <feature>
On Wed, Dec 29, 1999 at 10:53:12PM -0300, Horst von Brand wrote:
> "Richard B. Johnson" <root@chaos.analogic.com> said:
> > It is possible for an ordinary user to use `strace` (which by default
> > runs SUID-root), to copy a password file to /etc.
>
> Nope. i686 UP, Red Hat 6.1, strace is _not_ SUID. And it doesn't work.

Well, if you are trying to strace a suid program, the kernel will not let
you. THAT is for security.

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