Messages in this thread | | | From | Andreas Schwab <> | Subject | Re: ls -l /proc/1/exe -> Permission denied | Date | Sun, 20 Jul 2014 12:55:53 +0200 |
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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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