[18130] in bugtraq
Re: /tmp topic
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Max Gribov)
Mon Dec 18 17:25:00 2000
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 16:56:43 -0500
Reply-To: Max Gribov <mgribov@LINKSHARE.COM>
From: Max Gribov <mgribov@LINKSHARE.COM>
X-To: Octavio / Super <alvarezp@TELNOR.NET>
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Mount /tmp with noexec option in /etc/fstab is a pretty secure thingto do... Also, ls -a done often is a smart idea... In general, watch /tmp or any other temp directory like no
other, temp dirs is where all the trouble comes from sooner or later.
Octavio / Super wrote:
> Is there a standard or a guide or a "HOWTO" <g> on using tmp directories safely? About using mkstemp(), assigning correct permissions, erasing the file at program termination, etc.
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> Well....
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Max Gribov
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