Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262128AbTIWRyw (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:54:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262202AbTIWRyw (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:54:52 -0400 Received: from kweetal.tue.nl ([131.155.3.6]:29710 "EHLO kweetal.tue.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262128AbTIWRyv (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:54:51 -0400 Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 19:54:49 +0200 From: Andries Brouwer To: bill davidsen Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: suid bit behaviour modification in 2.6.0-test5 Message-ID: <20030923195449.A1572@pclin040.win.tue.nl> References: <3F6CF491.9030205@free.fr> <200309220425.21862.lkml@ordinal.freeserve.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: ; from davidsen@tmr.com on Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 05:12:59PM +0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 606 Lines: 14 On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 05:12:59PM +0000, bill davidsen wrote: > Well, if ls gets that bit as still set, what would happen if someone > actually ran the program before the sync was done? COuld the file be > modified and then run? Is there a window? Still smells bugish. I don't know why you people continue the debate - is anything wrong with the fix I sent? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/