Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261745AbUDIUnd (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Apr 2004 16:43:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261748AbUDIUnc (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Apr 2004 16:43:32 -0400 Received: from fw.osdl.org ([65.172.181.6]:49042 "EHLO mail.osdl.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261745AbUDIUn3 (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Apr 2004 16:43:29 -0400 Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 13:43:24 -0700 From: Chris Wright To: Andy Lutomirski Cc: Kernel Mailing List , akpm@osdl.org, torvalds@osdl.org, sds@epoch.ncsc.mil Subject: Re: [PATCH, local root on 2.4, 2.6?] compute_creds race Message-ID: <20040409134323.L22989@build.pdx.osdl.net> References: <4076F02E.1000809@myrealbox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <4076F02E.1000809@myrealbox.com>; from luto@myrealbox.com on Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 11:49:18AM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 770 Lines: 18 * Andy Lutomirski (luto@myrealbox.com) wrote: > The setuid program is now running with uid=euid=500 but full permitted > capabilities. Yes, dropping and regaining the lock is asking for trouble. Thank you for catching this. I don't have an issue with changing the interface name. I guess the only question I have is if it's better to leave the setuid handling in the core, and move the newly named hook under the task_lock()? thanks, -chris -- Linux Security Modules http://lsm.immunix.org http://lsm.bkbits.net - 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/