Bugtraq: Re: [linux-security] Things NOT to put in root's crontab [via

[root () a15p01 hor brad ac uk (Squidge)]

[Making large directories snipped]
> Ie,  create a real path of a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/etc/passwd
> Then create a path of      b/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/etc
Beware. If you create these directories, then try to cd to the end, you
will get logged out.

I have just been experimenting with > 500 subdirectories, and repeatedly
get logged out when cd'ing to the end.

Squidge

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