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Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 10:31:21 +0000
From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
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Subject: 2.4+ptrace exploit fix breaks root's ability to strace
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Hi,

Are the authors of the ptrace patch aware that, in addition to closing the
hole, the "fix" also prevents a ptrace-capable task (eg, strace started by
root) from ptracing user threads?

For example, you can't strace vsftpd processes started from xinetd.

Is this intended behaviour?

-- 
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)                The developer of ARM Linux
             http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html