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Date: 17 Apr 2007 20:05:29 +0200 From: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> To: Karl MacMillan <kmacmill@...hat.com> Cc: David Safford <safford@...son.ibm.com>, James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>, John Johansen <jjohansen@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: AppArmor FAQ Karl MacMillan <kmacmill@...hat.com> writes: > No - the real fix is to change the applications or to run under a policy > that confines all applications. Most of the problems with resolv.conf, > mtab, etc. stem from admin processes (e.g., editors or shell scripts) > all running under the same unconfined domain. > > In some cases applications need modification as only the application has > enough information to determine the correct label. Usually this means > preserving labels from input files or separating the output into > distinct directories so type transitions or label inheritance will work. > > restorecond is just a hack not a requirement or a sign that something is > wrong with the model. That is why it is a userspace application and not > integrated into the kernel mechanism. You nicely show one of the major disadvantages of the label model vs the path model here: it requires modification of a lot of applications. Maybe John can borrow your statement for new versions of his FAQ @) -Andi - 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/
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