linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] security: allow capable check to permit mmap or low vm space

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Message-ID: <Xine.LNX.4.64.0711170845050.22208@us.intercode.com.au>
Date:	Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:47:19 +1100 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sds@...ho.nsa.gov,
	selinux@...ho.nsa.gov, alan@...hat.com, chrisw@...hat.com,
	hpa@...or.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] security: allow capable check to permit mmap or low
 vm space

On Fri, 16 Nov 2007, Eric Paris wrote:

> On a kernel with CONFIG_SECURITY but without an LSM which implements
> security_file_mmap it is impossible for an application to mmap addresses
> lower than mmap_min_addr.

Actually, should we be doing any checking in the dummy module, given that 
it is not done with !CONFIG_SECURITY ?



- James
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James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>
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