Re: [linux-usb-devel] Re: [Security] [vendor-sec] [BUG/PATCH/RFC] Oops while completing async USB via usbdevio

From: Chris Wright
Date: Fri Sep 30 2005 - 15:39:47 EST


* Linus Torvalds (torvalds@xxxxxxxx) wrote:
> Not for this particular USB use, there isn't. Since you can only send a
> signal to yourself anyway, the uid/euid check is just testing that you're
> still who you were.

Ah, I see.

thanks,
-chris
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