linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] file capabilities: two bugfixes

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Message-ID: <20061209004346.GG21627@suse.de>
Date:	Fri, 8 Dec 2006 16:43:46 -0800
From:	Seth Arnold <seth.arnold@...e.de>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ch.ncsc.mil>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] file capabilities: two bugfixes

On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 01:36:57PM -0600, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> The other is that root can lose capabilities by executing files with
> only some capabilities set.  The next two patches change these
> behaviors.

I saw this in my code review and thought that this behaviour was
intentional. :) It seemed like a good idea to me..

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