lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2018]   [Dec]   [12]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
From
SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH v1 0/5] Add support for O_MAYEXEC
Date
* James Morris:

> If you're depending on the script interpreter to flag that the user may
> execute code, this seems to be equivalent in security terms to depending
> on the user. e.g. what if the user uses ptrace and clears O_MAYEXEC?

The argument I've heard is this: Using ptrace (and adding the +x
attribute) are auditable events.

Florian

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2018-12-12 21:14    [W:0.304 / U:0.164 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site