Re: Solaris priocntl exploit

[Jay Beale <jay () bastille-linux org>]

> but unfortunately, priocntl() never check '../' in pc_clname arg
> we can use '../../../tmp/module' to make priocntl() load a module from anywhere

You've got to love when this kind of classic mistake happens in a system call!

I latched onto this one simply because it's the same poor input
validation/permissions check that happens in my favorite old privilege escalator,
userhelper.  ( http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/913 )

This always gets classified as bad input validation.  Is the right answer really
to check for ../ 's or to canonicalize the filename argument and check ownerships
and permissions on the file and parent directories?

  - Jay