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merb
on April 4, 2019
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Apache web server bug grants root access on shared...
you can't bind to port 80/443 without being root unless you have cap_net_bind_service. so instead of using nat/caps you just spawn as root to bind.
kelnos
on April 4, 2019
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Right, but there's no reason for the parent process to
keep
root privileges after binding to the privileged ports.
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