Thread (44 messages) 44 messages, 10 authors, 2019-06-12

Re: [PATCH 01/10] security: Override creds in __fput() with last fputter's creds [ver #3]

From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Date: 2019-06-06 15:06:30
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Andy Lutomirski [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
So that the LSM can see the credentials of the last process to do an fput()
on a file object when the file object is being dismantled, do the following
steps:
I still maintain that this is a giant design error.
Yes, I know.  This was primarily a post so that Greg could play with the USB
notifications stuff I added.  The LSM support isn't resolved and is unchanged.
Can someone at least come up with a single valid use case that isn't
entirely full of bugs?
"Entirely full of bugs"?

How would you propose I deal with Casey's requirement?  I'm getting the
feeling you're going to nak it if I try to fulfil that and he's going to nak
it if I don't.

David
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