2002-08-02 20:07:26

by Linus Torvalds

Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.5.30] Allow tasks to share credentials

On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, Dave McCracken wrote:
>
> This patch allows tasks to optionally share credentials, selectable
> via a flag to clone().

This still has the "security hole you can run a slow-moving bight yellow
truck with flashing lights on through" problem..

Linus

2002-08-02 20:28:36

by Dave McCracken

Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.5.30] Allow tasks to share credentials

--On Friday, August 02, 2002 01:10:48 PM -0700 Linus Torvalds
<[email protected]> wrote:

> This still has the "security hole you can run a slow-moving bight yellow
> truck with flashing lights on through" problem..

My apologies. I've been trying to get a copy of the patch that lkml would
accept, and had not seen your reply when I sent that one out. I'll rework
the patch and resubmit.

Dave McCracken

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