APPLIED: [Lucid] SRU: nfsd4: permit read opens of executable-only files

Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com
Fri Dec 16 15:48:08 UTC 2011


On 12/15/2011 01:31 PM, Chris J Arges wrote:
> SRU Justification
>
> Impact:
>
> NFSv4 mount point does not allow binary files to run when permissions
> are set to 111.
>
> Fix:
>
> Upstream commit a043226bc140a2c1dde162246d68a67e5043e6b2.
> Applies with minor conflicts (include file is in a different directory).
>
> Testcase:
> Mount a directory using nfsv4. Inside that directory place a binary with
> ---x--x--x permissions. Try to execute the binary. Without this patch it
> will not execute.
>
> Notes:
> This patch fixes this issue, but requires support from the nfs client as
> well. The Lucid version of the client works as expected.
>
> Thanks,
> --chris j arges
>

If we're gonna provide fixes for Lucid and Natty, then we'd better do so 
for Maverick.
-- 
Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com




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