Re: [PATCH]: non-readable binaries - binfmt_misc 2.6.0-test4

[Willy Tarreau]

On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 11:58:40PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
 
> #3 The instant you pass control to the user space loader I can steal the
> handle via /proc
> 
> #4 The instant you pass control to the user space loader I can take it
> over via ptrace
> 
> #5 After you pass control I can core dump the app and recover the data
> using a signal
> 
> 3, 4 and 5 require you make the userspace loader undumpable in the case 
> where the fd being passed on is executable only. If you do this then it
> certainly fixes 4 (permission denied) and 5 (no dump) and I think it
> fixes #3

I confirm that it fixes #3 since I had a problem with /dev/fd/N not working
in my scripts, until I realized that it was because an exec only bash would
render /proc/self/fd/ unreadable.

Willy

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