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

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Message-ID: <AANLkTinykkc8=zCvAyz4_Qj=kU0Ogdbnur6G8fpe63uU@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:41:58 -0500
From:	Kyle Moffett <kyle@...fetthome.net>
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

Whoops... I apparently can't count to 3... (at least not correctly anyways) :-D.

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 00:40, Kyle Moffett <kyle@...fetthome.net> wrote:
>  (1) For 99%+ of all the computers out there you can get a 90%+
[...]
>  (2) Most of the arguments about introducing "uncertainty" into the
[...]
>  (2) By just flat out changing the permissions on this file you are
[...]
>  (3) If you are really interested in locking down a system to this

Cheers,
Kyle Moffett
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