Re: ls -l /proc/1/exe -> Permission denied

[Andreas Schwab]

Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Andreas Schwab <schwab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 2014/07/19 22:21:59:
>> 
>> Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> 
>> > Trying to real /proc/<pid>/exe I noticed I could not read links not 
>> > belonging to my user such as:
>> > jocke >  ls -l /proc/1/exe
>> >              ls: cannot read symbolic link /proc/1/exe: Permission 
> denied
>> >
>> > Is this expected?
>> 
>> Yes.  This information is considered private.
>
> I don't understand why though.

It would allow bypassing access restrictions.

Andreas.

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