Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Oct 2003 15:53:22 +0200 | From | Jurjen Oskam <> | Subject | Re: File Permissions are incorrect. Security flaw in Linux |
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On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 06:40:13AM -0600, Lisa R. Nelson wrote:
> [1.] One line summary of the problem: > A low level user can delete a file owned by root and belonging to group > root even if the files permissions are 744. This is not in agreement > with Unix, and is a major security issue.
This *is* in agreement with Unix. It works exactly the same on AIX, for example.
-- Jurjen Oskam
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