Re: [RFC] "Text file busy" when overwriting libraries

Alan Cox
2001-10-15T12:02:39Z

> Anyone can write it, but what the hell will he do without write access to
> any place that wouldn't be mounted noexec? Environment can be restricted
> even if you give them shell...

He will type "perl" and interactively issue any damn syscall he likes
subject to the normal permissions rules. Noexec is only useful for a user
given virtually nothing.

ALan