Re: Weird errors with gtar on 5.3-BETA7

From: Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des_at_des.no>
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 10:49:10 +0200
Christopher Nehren <apeiron_at_comcast.net> writes:
> You don't happen to be using procfs on a 5.x system, do you? procfs is
> notoriously insecure (and, in my opinion, its very functionality is
> insecure -- you shouldn't be able to see anything about anyone else's
> processes. Period.).

If you are certain that procfs in 5.x contains actual security holes,
you should file a PR so I can fix them.  If not, please stop spreading
FUD.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des_at_des.no
Received on Fri Oct 08 2004 - 06:49:20 UTC

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