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    SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH v1 0/5] Add support for O_MAYEXEC
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    * James Morris:

    > If you're depending on the script interpreter to flag that the user may
    > execute code, this seems to be equivalent in security terms to depending
    > on the user. e.g. what if the user uses ptrace and clears O_MAYEXEC?

    The argument I've heard is this: Using ptrace (and adding the +x
    attribute) are auditable events.

    Florian

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