Re: /proc filesystem allows bypassing directory permissions on Linux

[Dan Yefimov <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 26.10.2009 18:30, Casper.Dik@xxxxxxx wrote:
> In Solaris, you don't have permission to access a file in /proc/<pid>/fd unless
> you can control the process<pid>.
>
> $ ls -l /proc/1/fd
> /proc/1/fd: Permission denied
>
> If you can control<pid>, then clearly you have access the file anyway
> simply by controlling it using a debugger.
In Linux the same access rules apply.
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Sincerely Your, Dan.