On Sat, Sep 30, 2000 at 08:35:28AM -0500, Jeff Epler wrote:
> 31- or 32-bit PIDs might be a convenience, but they don't furnish
> security against wraparound attacks, they just make them take
> a little longer to exploit.
Precisely. It takes a factor 60000 longer.
Maybe you think security is a yes/no matter, but then no secure
systems exist. In real life it is a matter of less or more secure.
> vulnerabilities due to PID wrap should just plain get fixed
Yes. Just like all vulnerabilities.
Andries
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