full-disclosure - Re: hard links on Linux create local DoS vulnerability and security problems

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Message-ID: <200311251654.hAPGsPWe006020@bofh.cns.ualberta.ca>
From: beck at bofh.cns.ualberta.ca (Bob Beck)
Subject: Re: hard links on Linux create local DoS vulnerability and security problems

>> [Holy shit! I figured out how hard links work! I'm 3133t!]
> [No you're not, it's always been like that ]

  When did bugtraq become Unix 101? My mount command on what I'm
typing this on outputs:

$ mount
/dev/wd0a on / type ffs (local)
/dev/wd0d on /tmp type ffs (local, nodev, nosuid)
/dev/wd0g on /usr type ffs (local, nodev)
/dev/wd0e on /var type ffs (local, nodev, nosuid)
/dev/wd0f on /home type ffs (local, nodev, nosuid)

  If you don't understand why, please run to your local bookstore for
a basic sysadmin book, or install Windows on your machine so microsoft 
can keep you safe, and let this thread die. Yeesh. 	  

	-Bob