SELinux - a call for end-of-life.

Ed Greshko Ed.Greshko at greshko.com
Thu Sep 2 04:52:26 UTC 2010


 On 09/02/2010 12:39 PM, Tim wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 04:24 +0100, Marko Vojinovic wrote:
>> Try to change the ownership of a file as an ordinary user (to "disown"
>> your own file), for example. The chown simply won't allow you to do
>> it, it is a serious security hole.
> That's something that I've wanted to do, from time to time, give a file
> to someone else.  You can become root, if you're allowed, and chown it.
> Or you can copy the file to some mutually accessible place, and let them
> copy it to their own space.  The latter seems the best, but cumbersome.
> I can't think of another way, off the top of my head.
>
Are you saying that you think it is a good idea to be allowed to chown
of a file under your UID to another's UID as a normal user?

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