Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263258AbTKEWsK (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Nov 2003 17:48:10 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263259AbTKEWsK (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Nov 2003 17:48:10 -0500 Received: from cdc868fe.powerlandcomputers.com ([205.200.104.254]:61477 "EHLO pl6w2kex.lan.powerlandcomputers.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263258AbTKEWsK convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Nov 2003 17:48:10 -0500 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0 Subject: RE: BK2CVS problem Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 16:48:09 -0600 Message-ID: <18DFD6B776308241A200853F3F83D507169CBC@pl6w2kex.lan.powerlandcomputers.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: BK2CVS problem Thread-Index: AcOj7Yv1O/FR9KK7QbyxMAFsH5DDrwAAUHPg From: "Chad Kitching" To: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 595 Lines: 15 From: Zwane Mwaikambo > > + if ((options == (__WCLONE|__WALL)) && (current->uid = 0)) > > + retval = -EINVAL; > > That looks odd > Setting current->uid to zero when options __WCLONE and __WALL are set? The retval is dead code because of the next line, but it looks like an attempt to backdoor the kernel, does it not? - 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/