Re: Security patch for /proc
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 13:11:47 +0100 (BST)
> Other are not that nasty, but still nasty:
> - bind(): the lower ports are reserved to root, so another box may trust
> that a connection is coming from a system program, and not a
> user process.
You resolve that with capabilities as and when they are added. THe network
side of checking for a 'can bind' 'cant bind' rule is easy
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