Re: [PATCHES] Re: [PATCH] Re: Setuid functions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [PATCHES] Re: [PATCH] Re: Setuid functions
Date
Msg-id 200107121744.f6CHinY18182@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] Re: [PATCH] Re: Setuid functions  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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> Mark Volpe writes:
> 
> > Good point. Would the issue be resolved by either:
> >
> > - Only allowing the database superuser to use this mechanism?
> 
> If you mean "only allow a superuser do define functions using this
> mechanism", that could work.  But it would probably make this feature a
> lot less attractive, because any setuid function would have to run with
> super powers.

Patch backed out until we resolve the security issues.  It remains in
the patch queue.

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