Re: [PATCH] security: kill security_task_fix_setuid()

[KOSAKI Motohiro]

(5/31/12 4:42 AM), James Morris wrote:
> On Thu, 31 May 2012, kosaki.motohiro@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > From: KOSAKI Motohiro<kosaki.motohiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > commit 72fa5997 (move RLIMIT_NPROC check from set_user() to do_execve_common())
> > pointed out set*uid() failure can cause a security problem.
> > Thus, security_task_fix_setuid() potentially has the same issue. Any security
> > module shouldn't use it. This patch kills it completely.
> >
> > Luckily, any security module don't use it. then, this patch doesn't make any
> > userland visible change.
>
> Capabilities uses it.

Oops, I overlooked. Please ignore this patch. sorry.



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