Re: clone() and CLONE_PID

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 17:07:56 +0100 (BST)

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> > CLONE_PID causes enough potential security hazards it is
> > going away in
> > 2.2.13 and some point in 2.3.x. It was never intended to be
> > user accessible
> > its a hack for the boot up code
> What kind of security hole could give PID ack ?
> Does it mean the whole thread library falls under 2.2.13 ?

The thread library doesnt use CLONE_PID

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