Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:29:13 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Andrzej Bialecki <abial@nask.pl> Cc: John Polstra <jdp@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern imgact_elf.c Message-ID: <199809160729.AAA00734@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 16 Sep 1998 08:42:38 %2B0200." <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9809160840180.17001-100000@korin.warman.org.pl>
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> On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, John Polstra wrote: > > > jdp 1998/09/15 14:46:35 PDT > > > > Modified files: > > sys/kern imgact_elf.c > > Log: > > Instead of just the data and stack segments, include all writable > > segments (except memory-mapped devices) in the ELF core file. This > > is really nice. You get access to the data areas of all shared > > libraries, and even to files that are mapped read-write. > ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > I wonder if it could be used to gather some security related info out of > core file... How would you propose to do this? Please first study our policy regarding corefile generation and permissions attached thereto. 8) -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com
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