I read this but I couldn't solve my problem. I don't know how do I use setuid I have a small python app that runs python commands and bash command in ...

I created a VERY simple script: On Raspian it generates the file in /tmp, owned by the root and returns 0 as expected. On Ubuntu 22 it created the ...

I wrote the following code expecting to spawn a /bin/sh from another user. I then changed the owner to match with my target user and changed permis ...

When learning the system security in the ubuntu 20.04 on the VMware, I tried the set-uid operation and found the fllowing question: With the excutabl ...

A root-owned setuid bit daemon switches back to the real user and creates a mount namespace. A user-owned executable with CAP_SYS_ADMIN and CAP_SYS_C ...

I have a specific question, I have a binary that launch a shell with execv but the shell change the user and with gdb i can't seem to find where the u ...

When a setuid program is run, are the permission bits for the owner technically rwx? I was thinking that the first three permission bits were for the ...

I know paranoia meaning but I'm reading isc-dhcp source code and I got confused about this term in system programming and linux world. configure.ac f ...

I'm trying to write a program that run /bin/bash with user smith privileges, I tried this: and I used those command to set the owner, group, and ...

"I dont understand difference between SUID of binary and cap_setuid in linux.Then, difference between SUID and setuid" ...

Let's say I have an executable file whose owner is root. Now I set the setuid bit to 1 and make it executable, which means other users will be able to ...

In asking this question, I'm not looking to be told that I shouldn't be doing this or that it's insecure. Those matters beyond the scope of this quest ...

I have the following c program. But I got the following error. Could anybody show me how to use setcap for setuid? ...

I have a folder that has permissions set to 2760. The folder seems to be owned by www-data user and group. I added new user to www-data group, but ...

I am trying to create a shutdown command that can be run as a user, i.c., a flask web page that is not running as root. Sounds simple, just put a shut ...

When I run above code, I get the following error: operation not supported exit status 1 go version: 1.15.5 Can anyone help me? ...

I wrote a simple program as follows - I compiled this as root and set the setuid bit using sudo chmod +s test. When this program is run as a non-p ...

I have 2 question: Consider the situation where Alice runs a owned Set-UID program by Bob. The program wants to read the file contained in / etc / ...

I need to run root.sh as root user and then restart the OEM agent as user "xxxxx". Which involves changing permissions of some folders and files and s ...

I understand that setUID bit works with the EUID and RUID in Linux to give non-provisioned users temporary root access to executables that require it. ...