> Hello security gurus,
>
> This may not be a kernel issue, but `strace` interacts with it so
> here is the frightening thing:
>
> It is possible for an ordinary user to use `strace` (which by default
> runs SUID-root), to copy a password file to /etc.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Ummm, what distribution is it suid on? I've never seen it setuid.
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