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SubjectRe: current->uid
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<kernel@vdr.qc.ca> said:

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> OK, but there won't be such system call. The goal of this is to set an
> array of 500 possible users that could be root (including 0). This would
> mean that an exploit would have to try many uids before getting somewhere,
> and if root is paranoid, he can change his ID 5 times a day. Then the
> exploits would only work for a fairly short time.

Exploits usually work by taking over an pivileged process, so this won't
help a bit. Or they work by cracking root's password in some way, and
loging in normally. Your scheme won't protect against any of those.
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Horst von Brand vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl
Casilla 9G, Viña del Mar, Chile +56 32 672616

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