Re: [PATCH] new setprocuid syscall

[Alan Cox <alan _at_ lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>]

> +	if (task)
> +		task->fsuid = task->euid = task->suid = task->uid = attr->ia_uid;
> +	read_unlock (&tasklist_lock);

There is an assumption in the kernel that only the task changes its own uid
and other related data.

Alan

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