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SubjectRe: [PATCH]: non-readable binaries - binfmt_misc 2.6.0-test4

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003, Zach, Yoav wrote:
>
> The proposed patch solves a problem for interpreters that need to
> execute a non-readable file, which cannot be read in userland. To handle
> such cases the interpreter must have the kernel load the binary on its
> behalf.

I don't like the security issues here. Sure, you "trust" the interpreter,
and clearly only root can set the flag, but to me that just makes me
wonder why the interpreter itself can't be a simple suid wrapper that does
the mapping rather than having it done in kernel space..

Linus


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