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Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:57:48 -0700
From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>
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To: Kees Cook <kees.cook@canonical.com>
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       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ELF: implement AT_RANDOM for future glibc use
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Kees Cook wrote:
> It sounds like it's not very safe,

Then investigate it.


> but on the other hand, glibc doesn't really care?

Of course we care.  Especially for SUID and uid==0 binaries.

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➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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