Re: [PATCH] new setprocuid syscall

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Tue Feb 20 2001 - 06:42:36 EST


> + if (task)
> + task->fsuid = task->euid = task->suid = task->uid = attr->ia_uid;
> + read_unlock (&tasklist_lock);

There is an assumption in the kernel that only the task changes its own uid
and other related data.

Alan

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