Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 17 Nov 1996 22:21:07 -0500 | From | Neil Moore <> | Subject | Re: Glitch in sys_chroot() |
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> > >Just to show exactly HOW stupid this whole discussion is, here's inane > > >argument #1: "The suid/sgid bits are the main source of security holes, so > > >why don't we disable those altogether, and then we'll have a secure > > >system". > > > > Hey, thats a good idea! > > Hey, yeah! Even better...somewhere in the ELF loader, add a patch that > parses suid binaries and makes sure they don't have any buffer overflow > bugs or erratic chroot/chdir behaviors or unintended file overwrites or... > > What do you think, Linus, not _too_ much bloat in that one? ;-)
Well, I am working on a program which tests programs to see if they will ever exit. I will be sure to include this feature in the final version. Right now, the main problem is that I don't always get a result; sometimes, my program just keeps running, apparently forever. . .
-- Version: 3.12 GCS/M/L d- s-:+ a--- C+++(++)>$ UL+(++)>++++$ P+++ L+++>++++$ E++ W-(--) N++ o-- K-- w--- O- M-- V-- PS+++? PE Y+ PGP-- t+* 5- X R tv--? b+>+++ DI D--- G e-(*)>++++ h r++>+++ y?
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