Re: Perplexed about tcl-tk safety

Sorry, I realized now that in my case there is no security context
switch but barely a tcl-tk app can - by the exec - launch %something%
more then the "standard" including the tk and the XFCE killer (?)

( surely if you are within root doesn't help )

-Dan


dan <dan@nnnne-o-o-o.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I recently noticed a strange behavior on my system hanging starting
> from my apps launcher written in tcl-tk, although I have no proof-of-
> concept or demo to show. Every time the gui of my XFCE hangs it is
> anticipated by some small changes in the gui of my dev environment
> launcher. The single app launch happens by this line of code maybe or
> maybe not involved:
>
> button .fr.bexec -text "Open Url" - command {exec badwolf $url &}
>
> Again I can't be sure of the origin of the problem at this stage.
>
> But I'm much perplexed about the tcl-tk behavior, in special way the
> switching of security context from the user of the app to root.
>
> Evetually the code of my launchers is partially available here:
>
> https://github.com/par7133/tkbookmarks
>
> Sorry If I cant give out more technical insight.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> -Dan