Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:30:07 GMT From: Kirk McKusick <mckusick@chez.mckusick.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/122047: [ext2fs] incorrect handling of UF_IMMUTABLE / UF_APPEND, flag on EXT2FS (maybe others) Message-ID: <200806081930.m58JU7Ur042607@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/122047; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Kirk McKusick <mckusick@chez.mckusick.com>
To: Bruce Evans <brde@optusnet.com.au>
Cc: Ighighi <ighighi@gmail.com>, freebsd-fs@freebsd.org,
Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>, bug-followup@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: kern/122047: [ext2fs] incorrect handling of UF_IMMUTABLE / UF_APPEND, flag on EXT2FS (maybe others)
Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:04:26 -0700
Bruce,
I concur with your analysis of what should be done here. Disallow
manipulation of UF_ flags in ext2 and restrict SF_ flags to appropriate
priviledge as is done in both FreeBSD and Linux. The only debate is
whether to enforce FreeBSD securelevel for ext2 which I would be
inclined to do.
Kirk McKusick
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