linux-kernel - Re: Some patches for ppp

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Date:	Thu, 19 May 2011 13:15:24 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
To:	samsonov@...sta.ru
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Some patches for ppp_generic.c and proc/base.c

On Thu, 19 May 2011, samsonov@...sta.ru wrote:

> Good day!
> I mean that /proc file permission for process information must be
> secure:
> 

I'm not going to comment on whether or not changing the mode is 
appropriate, but there are a few other details I will comment on:

[...]
> --- ./linux-2.6.33.4.orig/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c	2010-05-13 02:04:27.000000000 +0400
> +++ ./linux-2.6.33.4/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c	2011-05-10 13:51:11.909607463 +0400
> @@ -366,8 +366,8 @@
>  	/*
>  	 * This could (should?) be enforced by the permissions on /dev/ppp.
>  	 */
> -	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
> -		return -EPERM;
> +//	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
> +//		return -EPERM;

Don't just comment out lines. If they should go away, just remove them.


[...]
> --- ./linux-2.6.33.4.orig/fs/attr.c	2010-05-13 02:04:27.000000000 +0400
> +++ ./linux-2.6.33.4/fs/attr.c	2011-05-10 14:25:57.727062904 +0400
> @@ -35,11 +35,10 @@
>  
>  	/* Make sure caller can chgrp. */
>  	if ((ia_valid & ATTR_GID) &&
> -	    (current_fsuid() != inode->i_uid ||
> -	    (!in_group_p(attr->ia_gid) && attr->ia_gid != inode->i_gid)) &&
> -	    !capable(CAP_CHOWN))
> +	    !(in_group_p(attr->ia_gid) && is_owner_or_cap(inode)))
>  		goto error;
>  
> +
Why are you adding an extra blank line here? Seems rather pointless.


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