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Re: Multiple OS kernel insecure handling of stdio file descriptor
From: eugeny gladkih <john () drweb com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:43:33 +0300
"SP" == Shiva Persaud <shivapd () austin ibm com> writes:
XFOCUS team (http://www.xfocus.org/) had discovered Multiple OS kernel insecure handling of stdio file descriptor. =================== Affected OS Version AIX 5.3
SP> The AIX Security Team can be reached at security-alert () austin ibm com. SP> We have investigated this issue and AIX is not affected. A privileged SP> process will not inherit closed file descriptors for stdio, stdout and SP> stderr. well, but what is used for stdout if it's closed in the parent process just before fork(2) call?! -- Yours sincerely, Eugeny. Doctor Web, Ltd. http://www.drweb.com
Current thread:
- Multiple OS kernel insecure handling of stdio file descriptor XFOCUS Security Team (Jan 18)
- Re: Multiple OS kernel insecure handling of stdio file descriptor 3APA3A (Jan 18)
- Re: Multiple OS kernel insecure handling of stdio file descriptor Peter Jeremy (Jan 18)
- Re: Multiple OS kernel insecure handling of stdio file descriptor Carson Gaspar (Jan 22)
- Re: Multiple OS kernel insecure handling of stdio file descriptor Shiva Persaud (Jan 20)
- Re: Multiple OS kernel insecure handling of stdio file descriptor eugeny gladkih (Jan 23)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] Multiple OS kernel insecure handling of stdio file descriptor Troy Bollinger (Jan 22)
- Re: Multiple OS kernel insecure handling of stdio file descriptor eugeny gladkih (Jan 23)