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Re: [cobalt-security] about cd .. command can change home directory up to root server
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] about cd .. command can change home directory up to root server
- From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 22:27:32 -0700
- Organization: nobaloney.net
- List-id: Mailing list for users to address network security on Cobalt products. <cobalt-security.list.cobalt.com>
Michael Stauber wrote:
> On a SuSE Linux fresh out of the box this is the case for instance and I
> would wonder if a regular RedHat wouldn't do it the same way, or at least in
> a similar fashion.
Suse may very well be unique in this; anyway I don't remember seeing it
anywhere else.
> Then again, I think the reason for the sloppy rights of /etc are that when
> Cobalt brought the RaQ's out they targeted a market which has next to no
> Linux knownledge.
When Cobalt brought out the Raq they used Red Hat linux. They left the
/etc permissions alone.
Jeff
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