Re: [PATCH] config option for suid scripts

From: Jesse Pollard (pollard@tomcat.admin.navo.hpc.mil)
Date: Tue Jun 06 2000 - 07:15:01 EST


Preston.F.Crow.Adv94@Alum.Dartmouth.ORG (Preston F. Crow Adv94):
>Yes, I know that it would be an understatement to say that people don't
>like the idea of suid scripts from a security standpoint, but in some
>environments, enabling them would be very useful (such as when migrating
>from another Unix that uses them) and relatively safe (such as when all
>users have the root password). Anyway, having it as a config option that
>would be turned off in standard distributions shouldn't be a problem.

I hope this doesn't get into the kernel. This weakness is very very bad.

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Jesse I Pollard, II
Email: pollard@navo.hpc.mil

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