Re: [PATCH] security: kill security_task_fix_setuid()

[James Morris]

On Thu, 31 May 2012, kosaki.motohiro@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> From: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> commit 72fa5997 (move RLIMIT_NPROC check from set_user() to do_execve_common())
> pointed out set*uid() failure can cause a security problem.
> Thus, security_task_fix_setuid() potentially has the same issue. Any security
> module shouldn't use it. This patch kills it completely.
> 
> Luckily, any security module don't use it. then, this patch doesn't make any
> userland visible change.

Capabilities uses it.


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James Morris
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