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From: Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
To: Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: [RFA] Add $pdir as entry for libthread-db-search-path.
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:36:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110429123634.GA23843@host1.jankratochvil.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110429035837.9A1EA24619F@ruffy.mtv.corp.google.com>

On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:58:37 +0200, Doug Evans wrote:
> A better default is to look in the directory of libpthread first - that is
> the best default.

This is insecure default.  It is something like the FSF GDB insecure .gdbinit
behavior which many distros (at least Fedora but even others) have to patch.

While it is always insecure to run a foreign binary it should be secure to for
example load a foreign binary and its core file.


> (2) If the user overrides libthread-db-search-path we want to obey the
> user's choice.

I agree if the user explicitly wishes so it should be followed.


Thanks,
Jan


  reply	other threads:[~2011-04-29 12:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-04-29  3:59 Doug Evans
2011-04-29 12:36 ` Jan Kratochvil [this message]
2011-04-29 16:49   ` Doug Evans
2011-04-29 17:08     ` Jan Kratochvil
     [not found]       ` <BANLkTinagVcXZqvOg80eoFMnyaw9T0OYUw@mail.gmail.com>
2011-05-01 18:34         ` Doug Evans
2011-05-02 19:15           ` Jan Kratochvil
2011-05-02 19:51             ` Doug Evans
2011-05-06 18:40               ` Tom Tromey
2011-05-09 22:30                 ` Doug Evans

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