setuid and setgid bits

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Unix file system permission
gptkbp:appliesTo Unix-like operating systems
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:POSIX_standard
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label setuid and setgid bits
gptkbp:relatedTo file permissions
executable files
gptkbp:represents s in the file permission string
gptkbp:riskFactor can be exploited if not managed properly
gptkbp:setgid causes files created in a directory to inherit the group of the directory
represented by octal 2000
stands for 'set group ID'
allows users to run an executable with the file group owner's privileges
gptkbp:setuid represented by octal 4000
stands for 'set user ID'
allows users to run an executable with the file owner's privileges
gptkbp:usedBy programs like passwd
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UNIX_security_model
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7