Bug#2691: new perl break suid scripts

[Michael Alan Dorman <mdorman@lot49.med.miami.edu>]

In message <[🔎] m0u8mgt-00016bC@miles.econ.queensu.ca>, Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca writes:
>Apparently, there no longer is a suidperl in the perl package.

I thought suidperl was being gotten rid of for some reason---I know
I've never used it in my life (and I've written a couple of suid
scripts).

Have you tried adding the -T switch (which, according to my handy
Perl5 Desktop Reference (a mere $7 from O'Reilly -- PLUG!), forces
taint checking).  That might do the trick.

And, just to be sure, did you make sure to re-set the suid bit after
editing the script to refer to /usr/bin/perl rather than
/usr/bin/suidperl?

Mike.
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