Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263853AbTKXUDn (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:03:43 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263857AbTKXUDn (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:03:43 -0500 Received: from bab72-140.optonline.net ([167.206.72.140]:16749 "EHLO shookay.newview.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263853AbTKXUDl (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:03:41 -0500 Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:02:56 -0500 From: Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: hard links create local DoS vulnerability and security proble Message-ID: <20031124200256.GA22670@shookay.newview.com> Mail-Followup-To: Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer , Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200311242000.hAOK0RKL028022@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200311242000.hAOK0RKL028022@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Face: %JOeya=Dg!}[/#Go&*&cQ+)){p1c8}u\Fg2Q3&)kothIq|JnWoVzJtCFo~4X (And yes, I did it intentionally - figuring that at least one user on > the list would actually do it and leave a set-UID something lying around > to shoot themselves in the foot with, so weaponry loaded with blanks > seemed a good idea... ;) Ok, just wanted to be sure. -- Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer E-Mail : mathieu@newview.com Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. -- Hanlon's Razor -- - 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/