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Re: /tmp topic

From: Glynn Clements <glynn () SENSEI CO UK>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 11:36:38 +0000

Max Gribov wrote:

Mount /tmp with noexec option in /etc/fstab is a pretty secure thingto
do...


Note that "noexec" doesn't protect against scripts or shared
libraries. And even if it did, unless every program on the system (not
just setuid programs) is safe from buffer overflow exploits, it won't
really help.

--
Glynn Clements <glynn () sensei co uk>

Current thread:

/tmp topic Octavio / Super (Dec 16)
- Re: /tmp topic Max Gribov (Dec 18)
  - Re: /tmp topic Tollef Fog Heen (Dec 19)
  - Re: /tmp topic Glynn Clements (Dec 19)
  - Re: /tmp topic Self, Karsten (Dec 26)
- Re: /tmp topic Kris Kennaway (Dec 18)
  - Re: /tmp topic Kris Kennaway (Dec 19)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: /tmp topic Brad Cavanagh (Dec 18)
- Re: /tmp topic Ben Greenbaum (Dec 26)