Messages in this thread | | | From | Bernd Eckenfels <> | Subject | Re: Capabilities done right... | Date | Fri, 21 May 1999 02:09:45 +0200 |
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In article <199905182018.QAA02859@dagwood.CS.YALE.EDU> you wrote: > I think there may be a large need for something like this, not just for > setuid-root programs, but so that ordinary users can run untrusted > programs off the net without putting their own data at risk.
The problem with this is, that the current capabilities only address super-user featues. A non-root user has no caps to drop.
I think I read on the linux-audit list something about CAP_USER priveledges whcih can be dropped (accept, fork, exec jumps to mind).
Greetings Bernd
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