linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] SUNRPC: connect to UNIX sockets synchronously

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue, 4 Dec 2012 09:20:41 -0500
From:	Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>
To:	Stanislav Kinsbursky <skinsbursky@...allels.com>
Cc:	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>,
	Bruce Fields <bfields@...ldses.org>,
	Linux-NFS <linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	devel@...nvz.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SUNRPC: connect to UNIX sockets synchronously

On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 6:10 AM, Stanislav Kinsbursky
<skinsbursky@...allels.com> wrote:

> But there should be noted, that such implementation introduces limitation
> (Trond's quote):
> "That approach can fall afoul of the selinux restrictions on the process
> context. Processes that are allowed to write data, may not be allowed to
> create sockets or call connect(). That is the main reason for doing it
> in the rpciod context, which is a clean kernel process context."

So you tested this and Trond was wrong?  This work just fine even on
an SELinux box?  Or it does break tons and tons of people's computers?

-Eric
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/