Re: execve() fails for everyone but root (2.0.>33)

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 14 Oct 1998 21:22:35 +0100 (BST)


2.0.35 fixed a bug where ld.so wasnt permission checked. What that meant was
you could do things like build binaries whose elf loader was /dev/fd0 and
read sectors off floppies you couldnt access.

I think you'll find your /lib/ld* files worth checking

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