From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marko Myllynen Subject: [PATCH] proc.5: tfix Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 12:50:43 +0300 Message-ID: <55531E73.2020405@redhat.com> Reply-To: myllynen-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Sender: linux-man-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" Cc: linux-man List-Id: linux-man@vger.kernel.org --- 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. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html