Re: New module: tpe

From: Niki Rahimi (narahimiat_private)
Date: Wed May 14 2003 - 11:22:43 PDT

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    Valdis wrote:
    
    >The problem with this check is that you can still have a problem if (for
    >instance)  /usr/bin is mode 755 owned root/system, but /usr is mode 775.
    >This allows a privilege escalation under some circumstances - the proper
    >check is "entire chain of directories from / to here".
    
    Thanks for the feedback Valdis. I decided not to stray from the original
    TPE project for OpenBSD and thus this is the current situation. I will
    definitely put your idea on an enhancement list for the project.
    
    -Niki
    
    
    Niki A. Rahimi
    LTC Security Development
    narahimiat_private
    (512)838-5399
    
    
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