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Re: [gpsd-dev] [PATCH 2/3] always link against local libraries


From: Eric S. Raymond
Subject: Re: [gpsd-dev] [PATCH 2/3] always link against local libraries
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:03:40 -0500
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15)

Mike Frysinger <address@hidden>:
> Linking against the local libraries should not depend on chrpath.  We
> always want to search $PWD for static and shared so we can find things
> via -lgpsd.

Unfortunately, this is exactly wrong for binsries that might be installed
in system space.  As with RPATH, it creates an attack path for a
maliciously crafted library.
-- 
                <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>



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