Re: [PATCH] Fix system() behaviour when parameter is NULL

[David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 03:32:20PM -0400, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
 > > Yes.  However, is it the right one here?  If system()'s caller is
 > > set-id, I'm not convinced it will give the answer we want if the ruid
 > > and euid have different access rights on _PATH_BSHELL.
 > 
 > A different question entirely, and you may be right -- I was simply
 > answer the question about whether access() is a security hole per se.

If someone calls system() while setugid, they deserve the
consequences, so I don't think it matters.

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David A. Holland
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