Messages in this thread | | | From | Miklos Szeredi <> | Date | Tue, 11 Aug 2020 22:56:17 +0200 | Subject | Re: file metadata via fs API (was: [GIT PULL] Filesystem Information) |
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On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 10:37 PM Jann Horn <jannh@google.com> wrote: > If you change the semantics of path strings, you'd have to be > confident that the new semantics fit nicely with all the path > validation routines that exist scattered across userspace, and don't > expose new interfaces through file server software and setuid binaries > and so on.
So that's where O_ALT comes in. If the application is consenting, then that should prevent exploits. Or?
Thanks, Miklos
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