Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 16 Apr 1999 21:58:03 -0400 (EDT) | From | Alexander Viro <> | Subject | Re: caps in elf, next itteration (the hack get's bigger) |
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On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote:
> No, that's not necessary. The trick is that exec()ing a new process > doesn't automatically transfer the current process's privileges to the > new program. In a capabilities model, the exec() drops all currently > held privileges unless the new program is specifically marked to be able > to inherit certain privileges.
Excuse me, how many binaries are going to be marked that way?
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