Bugtraq: Re: load.root (loadmodule hole)

[Brad.Powell () Eng Sun COM (Brad Powell)]

> From owner-bugtraq () CRIMELAB COM  Fri Sep 15 15:46:48 1995
> Am I overlooking something obvious here, or would simply turning off the
> set-UID bit on "loadmodule" be an acceptable temporary workaround for
> most sites?
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> Fred Blonder            fred () nasirc hq nasa gov
>
> Hughes STX Corp.        (301) 441-4079
> 7701 Greenbelt Rd.
> Greenbelt, Md.  20770
turning of the suid bit works *mostly*

 of course don't expect to be able to run openwindows :-)

I say mostly because there is still the problem if the process running
is running as root, as well as the problem of if another
setuid executable calls loadmodule.

Neither of these is as big a problem, but they are still there.

Calling system() has never been a smart thing, just a simple thing.

Brad
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SunNetworks, Sun Microsystems Inc.
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