linux-kernel - Re: Patch: Hide process info from other users/users not in my group

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Message-ID: <20071121180338.GB3888@ucw.cz>
Date:	Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:03:38 +0000
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Daniel Reichelt <mail@...mservices.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Patch: Hide process info from other users/users not in my group

Hi!

> this patch sets (if the corresponding kconfig option is active) the access
> modes of /proc/<pid>-dirs to 550 instead of 555 in order to provide some
> privacy to users. Tools like lsof and ps to spy out on other users become
> ineffective.
> 
> Cheers,
> --
> Daniel Reichelt
> 
> # diff -Naur linux-2.6.23.8/fs/Kconfig linux-2.6.23.8-dhr/fs/Kconfig
> --- linux-2.6.23.8/fs/Kconfig   2007-11-16 19:14:27.000000000 +0100
> +++ linux-2.6.23.8-dhr/fs/Kconfig       2007-11-20 11:33:18.000000000 +0100
> @@ -918,6 +918,17 @@
>          help
>          Exports the dump image of crashed kernel in ELF format.
> 
> +config PROC_SECURED_PID_DIRS
> +       bool "chmod /proc/<pid>-dirs to 550"
> +       depends on PROC_FS
> +       default n
> +       help
> +         chmod /proc/<pid>-dirs to 550 instead of 555 which provides a bit
> +         moreprivacy to users on your system as only the user's and the user's
> +         group's process details may be viewed. Other users' tasks running on
> +         the system will be completely hidden from the means of utilities like
> +         ps or lsof.
> +

This really needs to be runtime-configurable.

-- 
(cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html
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