> SP> The AIX Security Team can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SP> We have investigated this issue and AIX is not affected. A privileged > SP> process will not inherit closed file descriptors for stdio, stdout and > SP> stderr. > well, but what is used for stdout if it's closed in the parent > process just before fork(2) call?!
I don't know what's the case for AIX, but the typical fix for this vulnerability is to reopen stdout and stderr to /dev/null for setuid processes _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
