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SubjectRe: Security patch for /proc

On Tue, 31 Mar 1998, Gerhard Mack wrote:

> It would be really nice if the stuff atatched to the lower ports didn't
> need to be root. That is the only place I've ever had my system
> broken into from. Wasn't even that old of a system. (redhat 4.2)

The linux-privs patch already has "bind to privileged port" as a separate
privilege. And it works, it's beautiful -- rlogin et. al not suid root but
working with minimal privilege...

Chris


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