linux-kernel - Re: [Security] [PATCH RFC] Restrictions on module loading

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Message-ID: <AANLkTikuhR0=m7rhdhLhSR8pvL0cHfdB14-RqKPtWywt@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 9 Nov 2010 13:42:58 +0800
From:	Eugene Teo <eugeneteo@...nel.sg>
To:	Dan Rosenberg <drosenberg@...curity.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, security@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [Security] [PATCH RFC] Restrictions on module loading

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Dan Rosenberg <drosenberg@...curity.com> wrote:
[...]
> The below patch replaces the existing "modules_disable" sysctl with a
> finer-grained "modules_restrict" sysctl.  By default, this is set at 0,

I suggest that we either keep the existing "modules_disable" sysctl
variable and build on top of it, or use another sysctl variable.

Thanks, Eugene
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