Re: [PATCH] proc.5: tfix

["Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

Thanks, Marko. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael


On 05/13/2015 11:50 AM, Marko Myllynen wrote:
> 
> ---
>  man5/proc.5 |    6 +++---
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
> index d0a7629..c3996eb 100644
> --- a/man5/proc.5
> +++ b/man5/proc.5
> @@ -93,15 +93,15 @@ directories but their own (the
>  .IR /proc/[pid]
>  directories themselves remain visible).
>  Sensitive files such as
> -.IR /proc/[pid]cmdline
> +.IR /proc/[pid]/cmdline
>  and
> -.IR /proc/[pid]status
> +.IR /proc/[pid]/status
>  are now protected against other users.
>  This makes it impossible to learn whether any user is running a
>  specific program
>  (so long as the program doesn't otherwise reveal itself by its behavior).
>  .\" As an additional bonus, since
> -.\" .IR /proc/[pid]cmdline
> +.\" .IR /proc/[pid]/cmdline
>  .\" is unaccessible for other users,
>  .\" poorly written programs passing sensitive information via
>  .\" program arguments are now protected against local eavesdroppers.
> 


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