Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-25,: Re: Secure-linux and standard kernel

# Re: Secure-linux and standard kernel

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Thu, 25 Jun 1998 03:09:17 +0100 (BST)

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> It would not help for bugs like the infamous LOCALEPATH holes (that were in the startup
> code).
>
> Also in C++ programs a lot of user code can run in global object contructors before regular
> main(). This code could contain holes too.
>
> If you want to make this secure you hooks in the startup code to drop priviledges even
> earlier I think.

I would suggest perhaps such programs should be bound to an alternative ld.so
that drops the unrequired privileges before even loading the libraries

Alan

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