security implications of /def/fd/*

[Matthew Patton <patton_(_at_)_sysnet_(_dot_)_net>]

I was building a stripped box and summarily nuked the /dev/fd directory
with no apparent run-time complications. Problem is I was doing some
reading in some other forums and somebody mentioned that /dev/fd was useful
in preventing the 'stealing' of file descriptors. By deleting /dev/fd/*
have I introduced a security weakness?

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