[Full-Disclosure] hard links on Linux create local DoS vulnerability and security problems
Zow Terry Brugger
zow at llnl.gov
Tue Nov 25 15:36:17 GMT 2003
Michal, and anyone else who would care to chip in:
> Rant: the truth is, Linux and many other systems are just not very
> suitable for providing shell-level accounts. <snip> even then,
> it is usually possible to DoS the system or other users or cause other
> inconvenience and security exposure. As such, I doubt this will get
> noticed and patched.
I think that it has been noticed, however patches are difficult as these
features are tied to the design of the system. So allow me to put forth a
general question: what collaborative multiuser (shared-namespace) systems
have people worked with that didn't suffer from this problem? I'm more
interested in real systems used in a production environment, not just some
toy OS's that never got out of the lab.
Terry
from Standard import Disclaimer
Full-Disclosure is hosted and sponsored by Secunia.