Thread (44 messages) 44 messages, 13 authors, 2011-03-26

Re: [PATCH] don't allow CAP_NET_ADMIN to load non-netdev kernel modules

From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2011-02-25 19:15:31
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From: Ben Hutchings <redacted>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:07:59 +0000
You realise that module loading doesn't actually run in the context of
request_module(), right?
Why is that a barrier?  We could simply pass a capability mask into
request_module if necessary.

It's an implementation detail, and not a deterrant to my suggested
scheme.
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