Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] set*uid() must not fail-and-return on OOM/rlimits | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:10:28 +0100 |
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Ar Sul, 2006-08-20 am 10:52 +0300, ysgrifennodd Kari Hurtta: > Perhaps stupid suggestion: > > Should there be new signal for 'failure to drop privileges' ? > ( perhaps SIGPRIV or is this name free ) > > By default signal terminates process.
Programs are allowed (and now and then do) intentionally let a setuid fail. A custom selinux or audit rule might be appropriate but that kind of hackery is not.
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