Re: Securing "make check" (CVE-2014-0067)

> On Fri, Apr 04, 2014 at 02:36:05AM +0000, YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
>> > Thanks.  To avoid socket path length limitations, I lean toward placing the
>> > socket temporary directory under /tmp rather than placing under the CWD:
>> > 
>> > http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/20121129223632.GA15016@tornado.leadboat.com
>> 
>> openvswitch has some tricks to overcome the socket path length
>> limitation using symlink.  (or procfs where available)
>> iirc these were introduced for debian builds which use deep CWD.
> 
> That's another reasonable approach.  Does it have a notable advantage over
> placing the socket in a subdirectory of /tmp?  Offhand, the security and
> compatibility consequences look similar.

an advantage is that the socket can be placed under CWD
and thus automatically obeys its directory permissions etc.

YAMAMOTO Takashi

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