Re: [RFC,PATCH 1/2] seccomp_filters: system call filtering using BPF

[Will Drewry]

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> more about).  Since setuid is privilege escalation, then perhaps it
>> makes sense to allow it as an escape hatch.
>>
>> Would it be sane to just disallow setuid exec exclusively?
>
> I think that is a policy question. I can imagine cases where either
> behaviour is the "right" one so it may need to be a parameter ?

Makes sense. I'll make it flaggable (ignoring the parallel conversation
about having a thread-wide suidable bit).

thanks!
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