linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2012.2] fs: symlink restrictions on sticky directories

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Date:	Sun, 8 Jan 2012 09:53:38 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Federica Teodori <federica.teodori@...glemail.com>,
	Lucian Adrian Grijincu <lucian.grijincu@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Dan Rosenberg <drosenberg@...curity.com>,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2012.2] fs: symlink restrictions on sticky directories

On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 3:44 AM, Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 07, 2012 at 10:55:48AM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
>> v2012.2:
>>  - Change sysctl mode to 0600, suggested by Ingo Molnar.
>>  - Rework CONFIG logic to split code from default behavior.
>>  - Renamed sysctl to have a "sysctl_" prefix, suggested by Andrew Morton.
>
> All the sysctl / CONFIG logic seems very complex.  Why not make it
> a module parameter instead?  It can be easily changed at boot time
> (specify kernel.insecure_symlinks=1 on the kernel command line) and,
> with a mode of 0600, can be modified at runtime too.

Well, I'll still need a CONFIG for the code itself, and the normal way
to tweak kernel operation is via sysctls, so I'd rather not switch to
cmdline options.

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
ChromeOS Security
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