Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 2 Apr 1998 18:32:31 +0100 (BST) | From | Chris Evans <> | Subject | Re: Security patch for /proc |
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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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