[PATCH] Error checking for SETXID (bug 13347)

[Florian Weimer]

On 03/24/2014 04:41 PM, Florian Weimer wrote:

> As far as I know, the credentials switching work goes in the other
> direction, providing additional per-thread credentials to glibc-based
> userspace:
>
>    <http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.file-systems/81751>
>
> Probably like most kernel developers, I'm not convinced that the POSIX
> semantics are useful.

The credentials switching system call discussion just recommenced:

   <http://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=139587987829677>

I'll take a breath by sending more mail to that thread. :-/

-- 
Florian Weimer / Red Hat Product Security Team