Re: [PATCH, local root on 2.4, 2.6?] compute_creds race

From: Chris Wright
Date: Mon Apr 12 2004 - 13:41:14 EST


* Olaf Dietsche (olaf+list.linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> In linux 2.4.25 there is no LSM and thus no vulnerability.

And, more specifically, the locking is sufficient.

> linux-2.4.25/fs/exec.c:
> lock_kernel();
> if (must_not_trace_exec(current)

...

thanks,
-chris
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