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From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@myrealbox.com>
To: Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@myrealbox.com>,
	Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	akpm@osdl.org, torvalds@osdl.org, sds@epoch.ncsc.mil
Subject: Re: [PATCH, local root on 2.4, 2.6?] compute_creds race
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 13:53:29 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <40770D49.7060809@myrealbox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040409134323.L22989@build.pdx.osdl.net>



Chris Wright wrote:
> * Andy Lutomirski (luto@myrealbox.com) wrote:
> 
>>The setuid program is now running with uid=euid=500 but full permitted 
>>capabilities.
> 
> 
> Yes, dropping and regaining the lock is asking for trouble.  Thank you for
> catching this.  I don't have an issue with changing the interface name.
> I guess the only question I have is if it's better to leave the setuid
> handling in the core, and move the newly named hook under the task_lock()?

I imagine some LSM might want to do something complex, and holding the 
task lock might become a problem.  Also, an LSM might want to change the 
setuid handling, and this makes it easier.

--Andy

> 
> thanks,
> -chris

  reply	other threads:[~2004-04-09 20:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-04-09 18:49 [PATCH, local root on 2.4, 2.6?] compute_creds race Andy Lutomirski
2004-04-09 20:43 ` Chris Wright
2004-04-09 20:53   ` Andy Lutomirski [this message]
2004-04-10  9:16 ` Olaf Dietsche
2004-04-10 15:40   ` Andy Lutomirski
2004-04-10 18:41     ` Olaf Dietsche
2004-04-10 18:59       ` Andy Lutomirski
2004-04-10 10:32 ` Olaf Dietsche
2004-04-12 18:40   ` Chris Wright

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