[Gllug] Virus on Linux/Mac
Chris Jones
cmsj at tenshu.net
Sun Sep 23 17:14:32 UTC 2007
Hi
Jason Clifford wrote:
> then grab elevated privileges easily and quietly. It is a potentially
> huge security hole.
A good rule of thumb is to assume that if you have unauthorised code
running as an unprivileged user, you are in a lot of trouble anyway.
But you're right, sudo and its graphical counterparts keeping a "ticket"
around for a few minutes is....not ideal.
Cheers,
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Chris Jones
cmsj at tenshu.net
www.tenshu.net
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