[ubuntu-hardened] fs: suid_dumpable=2 and a security issue (gain root privileges).

daniel curtis sidetripping at gmail.com
Fri Dec 18 16:17:15 UTC 2015


​Hi Tyler
 ​


> Note that this is what Kees is referring to in his commit message as a
> "core dump pipe handler". The core dump is piped into apport.
>

> According to the commit message, systems with core_pattern set to a pipe
> handler are not affected. That means that Ubuntu, in its default
> configuration, is not affected.
>
> Tyler



​So, according to all of this, ​everything is okay, right?

Best regards.
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