Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 21:18:15 -0800 From: Jason Fesler <jfesler@calweb.com> To: dg@root.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, gnat@frii.com Subject: Re: Core dumps in suid processes (again) Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970218211815.006f4378@pop.calweb.com> In-Reply-To: <199702190347.TAA09888@root.com> References: <Your message of "Wed, 19 Feb 1997 14:05:00 %2B1100." <Pine.BSF.3.91.970219135715.8268Y-100000@panda.hilink.com.au>
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At 07:47 PM 2/18/97 -0800, David Greenman wrote: > The answer is yes, FreeBSD remembers that it was once setuid. It >intentionally forgets after an exec, however, which clears the address >space so the sensitive data is wiped. It's been proposed that FreeBSD >should remember across the exec if uid != ruid, too, and I think this >is probably a good idea. See PR# 2757. Thanks for your comments, David. :-) ( /me passes the caffeine-ladden carbonated liquied unit to DG )
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