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ISSETUGID(2) FreeBSD 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 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 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.
FreeBSD 6.2 August 25, 1996 FreeBSD 6.2
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