Re: odd chown difference between 2.0 and 2.1pre kernels

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 14:57:58 +0000 (GMT)

> Race condition if you can figure out what root is doing -- just setuid
> between time root examines files and chown.

If you can edit a file root is planning to setuid root then there are
bigger problems anyway

> Alternatively, security bug if chown is used in a script written under
> 2.0 (which relies on the current behavior).

Name one.

Alan

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