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From: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge.hallyn@canonical.com>
To: Eric Paris <eparis@parisplace.org>
Cc: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>,
	"Andrew G. Morgan" <morgan@kernel.org>,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge.hallyn@canonical.com>,
	Steve Grubb <sgrubb@redhat.com>,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@canonical.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] System Wide Capability Bounding Set
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:24:53 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110214212453.GA6582@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin701rA70UzDYK21nSmUAYz62Xg=-Rtxg8nebWw@mail.gmail.com>

Quoting Eric Paris (eparis@parisplace.org):
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 9:55 PM, Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > Below is what I'm working on.  I've asked dhowells to review the creds
> > code, since commit_creds() does not take const.  Maybe that's just an
> > oversight.  Basically I've exposed two new sysctls.
> >
> > /proc/sys/kernel/usermodehelper/bset
> > /proc/sys/kernel/usermodehelper/inheritable
> >
> > You must have CAP_SYS_MODULE to change these (changes are &= ONLY).
> > When the kernel launches a usermodehelper it will do so with these as
> > the bset and pI.  I haven't attempted securebits and uid (since I didn't
> > really need them I don't think)  But will if anyone can think of a use
> > case.
> >
> > Is this what you were thinking?
> 
> 
> Anything?  Problems with this patch/approach?

Sorry, I've just not had a chance to take a close enough look.  I'll
try to do so tonight.

-serge

  reply	other threads:[~2011-02-14 21:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-01-05 22:25 [PATCH] System Wide Capability Bounding Set Eric Paris
2011-01-06 11:30 ` Tetsuo Handa
2011-01-06 16:44   ` Theodore Tso
2011-01-11 22:02 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2011-01-11 22:12   ` Serge E. Hallyn
2011-01-14 19:50   ` Eric Paris
2011-01-17  3:16     ` Andrew G. Morgan
2011-01-21 21:25       ` Eric Paris
2011-01-23  3:39         ` Andrew G. Morgan
2011-01-24 21:40           ` Serge Hallyn
2011-01-26 23:34             ` Eric Paris
2011-01-27 14:02               ` Serge E. Hallyn
2011-01-27 14:42                 ` Steve Grubb
2011-01-27 16:43                   ` Andrew G. Morgan
     [not found]                   ` <AANLkTi=k5QeE_-iNuW3-M5K3BnBtRxk-QYO5624HKrpE@mail.gmail.com>
2011-01-27 16:50                     ` Steve Grubb
2011-01-28 18:19                       ` Eric Paris
2011-01-28 18:49                   ` Serge E. Hallyn
2011-01-28 19:10                     ` Steve Grubb
2011-01-28 19:38                       ` Serge E. Hallyn
2011-01-28 22:24                         ` Eric Paris
2011-02-01 18:17                         ` Eric Paris
2011-02-01 21:26                           ` Serge E. Hallyn
2011-02-02  4:02                             ` Andrew G. Morgan
2011-02-08  2:55                               ` Eric Paris
2011-02-14 20:45                                 ` Eric Paris
2011-02-14 21:24                                   ` Serge E. Hallyn [this message]
2011-02-18  0:29                                 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2011-01-27 14:26               ` Andrew G. Morgan

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