Public bug reported: Since 2.6.24 Linux has supported file capabilities which can be used for /bin/ping: http://www.friedhoff.org/posixfilecaps.html
Since this patch: http://marc.info/?l=linux-security-module&m=123852850319459&w=2 It is possible to have both capabilities and suid root support (for backward compatibility for pre-2.6.24 kernels or kernels compiled without CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES), so there is now no reason to not use capabilities. ** Affects: iputils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- /bin/ping use Linux file capabilities instead of suid root https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/534341 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
