Thread (146 messages) 146 messages, 15 authors, 2017-12-07

[PATCH 25/27] Lock down /proc/kcore

From: James Morris <hidden>
Date: 2017-10-21 02:11:53
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2017, David Howells wrote:
Disallow access to /proc/kcore when the kernel is locked down to prevent
access to cryptographic data.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: James Morris <redacted>

I have to wonder, though, after everything is locked down, how easy will 
it be for new things to slip in which need to be included in the lockdown, 
but are not.


-- 
James Morris
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