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Re: Publically writable directories
From: ig25 () mvmampc66 ciw uni-karlsruhe de (Thomas Koenig)
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 22:17:43 +0200
Jim Hutchins wrote:
So for most platforms, it looks like doing an open with O_EXCL is safe, though I believe my original statement is still true - "the absolute answer is no, you cannot avoid a race condition on ALL platforms."
If somebody's compiling a list: HP-UX 9.0.5 does follow symbolic links, and thus is vulnerable. Has anybody written an autoconf macro to check for this kind of thing yet? -- Thomas Koenig, Thomas.Koenig () ciw uni-karlsruhe de, ig25@dkauni2.bitnet. The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double logarithmic diagram.
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- Re: Publically writable directories Michael/Miguel J. Sanchez (Jun 18)
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- Re: Publically writable directories Jim Hutchins (Jun 18)
- Re: Publically writable directories Bill Pemberton (Jun 19)
- Re: Publically writable directories Jim Hutchins (Jun 19)
- Re: Publically writable directories Thomas Koenig (Jun 21)