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RE: execute permissions in /tmp



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Zimmerman
> Sent: Sunday, 13 July, 2003 23:56
>
> If the user can read files in /tmp, they can execute the code in
> them.  What problem is noexec /tmp supposed to solve?

Microsoft did a related thing a few years ago, they moved the TEMP directory
to the users home directory in Win2K, etc.  Is it time for Debian to do
this?

Note: I am not in any way implying that Debian is behind Microsoft.  ;)

-Jim P.





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