From: Kari Hurtta <hurtta+gmane@siilo.fmi.fi>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] set*uid() must not fail-and-return on OOM/rlimits
Date: 21 Aug 2006 08:05:41 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5dirkmhe56.fsf@attruh.keh.iki.fi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1156097428.4051.21.camel@localhost.localdomain
Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:
> 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.
Commented code/patch used SIGKILL. By allocating new signal programs
_are_ allowed intentionally let a setuid fail.
/ Kari Hurtta
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-08-21 5:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-08-20 0:38 [PATCH] set*uid() must not fail-and-return on OOM/rlimits Solar Designer
2006-08-20 7:52 ` Kari Hurtta
2006-08-20 18:10 ` Alan Cox
2006-08-21 5:05 ` Kari Hurtta [this message]
2006-08-20 8:26 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-08-20 15:25 ` Solar Designer
2006-08-20 10:07 ` Alex Riesen
2006-08-20 15:30 ` Solar Designer
2006-08-20 15:53 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-08-20 16:17 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-08-20 16:28 ` Ulrich Drepper
2006-08-20 16:45 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-08-20 16:47 ` Michael Buesch
2006-08-20 16:48 ` Solar Designer
2006-08-20 18:03 ` Alan Cox
2006-08-20 18:10 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-08-20 18:36 ` Alan Cox
2006-08-20 18:21 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-08-20 18:52 ` Alan Cox
2006-08-20 19:01 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-08-20 19:33 ` Alan Cox
2006-08-20 19:17 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-08-20 16:04 ` Florian Weimer
2006-08-20 16:25 ` Solar Designer
2006-08-20 18:14 ` Alan Cox
2006-08-20 22:12 ` Solar Designer
2006-08-20 22:51 ` Alan Cox
2006-08-20 22:58 ` Solar Designer
2006-08-20 23:00 ` Alan Cox
2006-08-21 0:23 ` Peter Williams
2006-08-21 0:45 ` Solar Designer
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