Re: Can you pass a file descriptor to another process?
Re: Can you pass a file descriptor to another process?
- Subject: Re: Can you pass a file descriptor to another process?
- From: "Quinn \"The Eskimo!\"" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:39:07 +0100
On 21 Aug 2014, at 01:46, James Bucanek <email@hidden> wrote:
> Magically, my helper process was able to open(+a) that bad boy and write to it.
Have you considered the security consequences of this? You really don't want you (presumably privileged) helper process writing to arbitrary client-controlled items in the file system.
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Quinn "The Eskimo!" <http://www.apple.com/developer/>
Apple Developer Relations, Developer Technical Support, Core OS/Hardware
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