From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 4 07:40:37 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E905106564A for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 07:40:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kaduk@mit.edu) Received: from dmz-mailsec-scanner-1.mit.edu (DMZ-MAILSEC-SCANNER-1.MIT.EDU [18.9.25.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF6A68FC14 for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 07:40:36 +0000 (UTC) X-AuditID: 1209190c-b7f806d0000008d6-44-4edb23f30e98 Received: from mailhub-auth-1.mit.edu ( [18.9.21.35]) by dmz-mailsec-scanner-1.mit.edu (Symantec Messaging Gateway) with SMTP id EA.8F.02262.3F32BDE4; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 02:40:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from outgoing.mit.edu (OUTGOING-AUTH.MIT.EDU [18.7.22.103]) by mailhub-auth-1.mit.edu (8.13.8/8.9.2) with ESMTP id pB47eZ6J032373; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 02:40:35 -0500 Received: from multics.mit.edu (MULTICS.MIT.EDU [18.187.1.73]) (authenticated bits=56) (User authenticated as kaduk@ATHENA.MIT.EDU) by outgoing.mit.edu (8.13.6/8.12.4) with ESMTP id pB47eYjU025052 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Sun, 4 Dec 2011 02:40:35 -0500 (EST) Received: (from kaduk@localhost) by multics.mit.edu (8.12.9.20060308) id pB47eXGW003128; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 02:40:33 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 02:40:33 -0500 (EST) From: Benjamin Kaduk To: Manolis Kiagias In-Reply-To: <4EDB234C.6020306@gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <4EDB234C.6020306@gmail.com> User-Agent: Alpine 1.10 (GSO 962 2008-03-14) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-559023410-2062779409-1322984433=:882" X-Brightmail-Tracker: H4sIAAAAAAAAA+NgFupgleLIzCtJLcpLzFFi42IR4hRV1v2ifNvPYJWNxakzXawWq+7OYrVY /30ZowOzx4xP81k8ds66yx7AFMVlk5Kak1mWWqRvl8CV0X2khangNFfF/n+LGRsYr3F0MXJy SAiYSCw4OJMdwhaTuHBvPVsXIxeHkMA+RomGy5uZIJz1jBLrH/9kgXD2M0lMfvefuYuRA8ip l/i5SAOkm0VAS+JS73RGEJtNQEVi5puNbCC2iIC2xOJnb8HizAIOEt8az4PFhYHi67+fBLM5 BTQl/rydBHYFr4C9xJH9V1khdm1ilFjx4wwLSEJUQEdi9f4pLBBFghInZz5hgRjqL7F3/lum CYyCs5CkZiFJzQI6lVnATGLD3myIsLbE/ZttbAsYWVYxyqbkVunmJmbmFKcm6xYnJ+blpRbp GurlZpbopaaUbmIEB7gkzw7GNweVDjEKcDAq8fBmnrjlJ8SaWFZcmXuIUZKDSUmUtwQYH0J8 SfkplRmJxRnxRaU5qcWHGCU4mJVEeLseApXzpiRWVqUW5cOkpDlYlMR5D+5w8BMSSE8sSc1O TS1ILYLJynBwKEnwnlQCGipYlJqeWpGWmVOCkGbi4AQZzgM0vBJkMW9xQWJucWY6RP4Uo6KU OK8XSEIAJJFRmgfXC0tArxjFgV4R5i0FqeIBJi+47ldAg5mABis23gAZXJKIkJJqYExxXX9n h1qj1boJrcpaFzZv0Q24k2MZ9PBMKvPytp5D4j4FzyNyPcyj56goeovtd2hUTjSKvNX742Pl LONVPZHmnJ8yxV5zfd4tvnZBr8KR2hNrPF+4TSydILtXs9BswpUuu96QqplVpqKs/9UDDwjL Sp/6aHhcTPNHTJSO4Pv7m+IN7FO/KrEUZyQaajEXFScCAI+nnH8bAwAA Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3.4 SetUID issues (correction) X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:40:37 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---559023410-2062779409-1322984433=:882 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Sun, 4 Dec 2011, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > On 4/12/2011 12:47 =CF=80=CE=BC, Garrett Cooper wrote: >> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Steve Craver wrote= : >>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/developers-handbook/secure-setuid.h= tml >>>=20 >>> There is an instance of *setuid* that is spelled *seteuid*. >> Agreed. Just to make things clear: >>=20 >> s/In particular, all seteuid application/In particular, all setuid=20 >> application/ >>=20 >> Thanks! >> -Garrett > > Seteuid also appears on the of the section so it is probably = not=20 > a coincidence. Seteuid is a valid term (set effective user id) and it mig= ht=20 > be what the original author actually meant, but I'm not sure. I was just considering such a reply but tried to reach Garrett on IRC,=20 first. In any case, I would propose changing the text to say "all applications=20 which change user or group IDs", as the sentiment holds for a broad set of= =20 cases. -Ben ---559023410-2062779409-1322984433=:882--