linux-kernel - Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface for on access scanning

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Message-ID: <20080805133247.70f1f28b@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:32:47 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"Kyle Moffett" <kyle@...fetthome.net>
Cc:	"Christoph Hellwig" <hch@...radead.org>,
	"Eric Paris" <eparis@...hat.com>, "Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>,
	malware-list@...ts.printk.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface for
 on access scanning

> Much better solution:

And one which was found lacking about 1950...

> Problem solved.  Untrusted and possibly-compromised files can't be
> executed, or even if they could be they can't do anything

Two things
- Scripts
- Attacks based on compromising a live binary

You can use SELinux to control what is executed and it is a very
effective management control technique. However it doesn't control
javascript in web pages, exploits that popen perl and chat to it and so
on...
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