Re: Opinion on checking return value of setuid(getuid())?

Den 01/10/2012 kl. 12.49 skrev Konstantin Belousov =
<kostikbel@gmail.com>:

> setuid() might also fail for other reasons, e.g. due to custom MAC =
module.
>=20
> In case of ping, does the failure of dropping the suid bit is =
important ?

I believe it is. If 'setuid()' fails then 'uid' becomes 0 and it's =
possible e.g. to do a "Flood ping".

Erik=
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