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Date:      Sun, 13 Dec 1998 00:48:00 -0000 (GMT)
From:      Duncan Barclay <dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk>
To:        Matt Dillon <dillon@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: kern/8802
Message-ID:  <XFMail.981213004800.dmlb@computer.my.domain>
In-Reply-To: <199812122133.NAA14167@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On 12-Dec-98 Matt Dillon wrote:
> Synopsis: Users can obtain a bound privaliged TCP port using portal
> 
> State-Changed-From-To: open-closed
> State-Changed-By: dillon
> State-Changed-When: Sat Dec 12 13:28:40 PST 1998
> State-Changed-Why: 
> I fixed an unrelated MSG_EOR flagging problem in portal but I wasn't able
> to reproduce the privilage problem.
> 
> apollo:/home/dillon> read < /p/tcp/localhost/1000/priv
> /p/tcp/localhost/1000/priv: Operation not permitted.
> apollo:/home/dillon> read < /p/tcp/localhost/25/priv
> /p/tcp/localhost/25/priv: Operation not permitted.
> 
> I noticed your test accessed /p/tcp/localhost/1000/priv as root, perhaps
> that is why you were able to obtain a privilaged port ?  If I'm missing 
> something here, please tell me and I'll re-open the bug :-)
> 
>                                       -Matt

Actually, I think I was missing something! I got a bit confused about what the
code was meant to be doing, and why it was used.

It's good to close it.

Duncan

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