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

[Tyler Hicks]

On 2015-12-18 17:17:15, daniel curtis wrote:
> ​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?

Correct.

Tyler
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