https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120061 --- Comment #2 from Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> --- For now, I have applied the patch below. Maybe I will do more, depending on further info that you can supply. --- a/man7/unix.7 +++ b/man7/unix.7 @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ connecting to a stream socket object requires write permission on that socket; sending a datagram to a datagram socket likewise requires write permission on that socket. POSIX does not make any statement about the effect of the permissions -on a socket file, and on many systems (e.g., several BSD derivatives), +on a socket file, and on some systems (e.g., older BSDs), the socket permissions are ignored. Portable programs should not rely on this feature for security. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching the assignee of the bug. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
