Re: [RFC,PATCH 1/2] seccomp_filters: system call filtering usingBPF

From: Alan Cox
Date: Thu Jan 12 2012 - 12:13:54 EST


> more about). Since setuid is privilege escalation, then perhaps it
> makes sense to allow it as an escape hatch.
>
> Would it be sane to just disallow setuid exec exclusively?

I think that is a policy question. I can imagine cases where either
behaviour is the "right" one so it may need to be a parameter ?

Alan
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