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SubjectRe: ls -l /proc/1/exe -> Permission denied
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Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se> writes:

> Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> wrote on 2014/07/19 22:21:59:
>>
>> Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se> writes:
>>
>> > Trying to real /proc/<pid>/exe I noticed I could not read links not
>> > belonging to my user such as:
>> > jocke > ls -l /proc/1/exe
>> > ls: cannot read symbolic link /proc/1/exe: Permission
> denied
>> >
>> > Is this expected?
>>
>> Yes. This information is considered private.
>
> I don't understand why though.

It would allow bypassing access restrictions.

Andreas.

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