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Chris Wright wrote: > * Andy Lutomirski (luto@myrealbox.com) wrote: > >>The setuid program is now running with uid=euid=500 but full permitted >>capabilities. > > > Yes, dropping and regaining the lock is asking for trouble. Thank you for > catching this. I don't have an issue with changing the interface name. > I guess the only question I have is if it's better to leave the setuid > handling in the core, and move the newly named hook under the task_lock()? I imagine some LSM might want to do something complex, and holding the task lock might become a problem. Also, an LSM might want to change the setuid handling, and this makes it easier. --Andy > > thanks, > -chris - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
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