linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kernel: make /proc/kallsyms mode 400 to reduce ease of attacking

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Message-ID: <20101117050759.GE22651@bombadil.infradead.org>
Date:	Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:07:59 -0500
From:	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>
To:	Marcus Meissner <meissner@...e.de>
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	tj@...nel.org, akpm@...l.org, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	w@....eu, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel: make /proc/kallsyms mode 400 to reduce ease of
 attacking

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:46:03AM +0100, Marcus Meissner wrote:
> Target of this starter patch and follow ups is removing any kind of
> kernel space address information leak from the kernel.
> 

Er. Should probably hit /proc/modules while you're at it.

--Kyle
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