Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 21 Sep 1999 17:20:48 +0200 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: suid/sgid programs can't read their own memory |
| |
Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: > because of the p->dumpable check in `proc_pid_fill_inode' > (fs/proc/base.c), binaries that are set[ug]id are not permitted to > open "/proc/self/mem" (since this is owned by 0.0 in this case). Is > this a bug, or am I just missing the rationale for this?
I reported this years ago and there was given a rationale... but I don't remember what it was.
-- Jamie
- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |