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Subject: Re: [PATCH] more SAK stuff 
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-> From Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> :

> > (a) It does less, namely will not kill processes with uid 0.
> > Ted, any objections?
> 
> That breaks the security guarantee. Suppose I use a setuid app to confuse 
> you into doing something ?

a setuid app only changes euid, doesn't it?


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