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

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Message-ID: <20080805110221.57e4b46c@infradead.org>
Date:	Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:02:21 -0700
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>,
	"Press, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Press@...com>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	malware-list@...ts.printk.net,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux
 interfaceforon access scanning

On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:29:44 +0100
Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:

> > And this can be done from userland with the preload: the
> > "workaround" from the preload assumes you've already executed
> > malicious code, which is outside of your protection scope.
> > 
> > What am I missing?
> 
> Scripts

get either opened or exec'd...

(ignoring stdin-fed scripts right now.. but that's a problem regardless)

> Attempts to screen content

can you explain?

> Exec occuring after ld.so is compromised

this is post-compromise scenario; if you have enough root rights to do
that then it's game over.


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