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SubjectRe: caps in elf headers: use the sticky bit!
Hi!

> > Eh, what problem?
>
> The problem that setting inheritable bits is a non-priviledged operation
> under the setuid0 scheme, and there is a LOT of power in the inheritable
> bits. You are left wide open to trojan binaries, but a paranoid
> sysadmin

It is not a showstopper. Your capabilities do NOT prevent you from
trojan horses. If you run program with uid=0, it does not need any
special privileges to screw you up. [Hint: who is owner of /etc/passwd?]


Pavel
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I'm really pavel@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz. Pavel
Look at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/ ;-).

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