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ISSETUGID(2) BSD System Calls Manual ISSETUGID(2) NAME issetugid -- is current process tainted by uid or gid changes LIBRARY Standard C Library (libc, -lc) SYNOPSIS #include <unistd.h> int issetugid(void); DESCRIPTION The issetugid() system call returns 1 if the process environment or mem-ory memory ory address space is considered ``tainted'', and returns 0 otherwise. A process is tainted if it was created as a result of an execve(2) system call which had either of the setuid or setgid bits set (and extra privi-leges privileges leges were given as a result) or if it has changed any of its real, effective or saved user or group ID's since it began execution. This system call exists so that library routines (eg: libc, libtermcap) can reliably determine if it is safe to use information that was obtained from the user, in particular the results from getenv(3) should be viewed with suspicion if it is used to control operation. A ``tainted'' status is inherited by child processes as a result of the fork(2) system call (or other library code that calls fork, such as popen(3)). It is assumed that a program that clears all privileges as it prepares to execute another will also reset the environment, hence the ``tainted'' status will not be passed on. This is important for programs such as su(1) which begin setuid but need to be able to create an untainted process. ERRORS The issetugid() system call is always successful, and no return value is reserved to indicate an error. SEE ALSO execve(2), fork(2), setegid(2), seteuid(2), setgid(2), setregid(2), setreuid(2), setuid(2) HISTORY The issetugid() system call first appeared in OpenBSD 2.0 and was also implemented in FreeBSD 3.0. BSD August 25, 1996 BSD |