linux-kernel - Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH] Yama: add additional ptrace scopes

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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.02.1204191340020.563@tundra.namei.org>
Date:	Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:40:25 +1000 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	John Johansen <john.johansen@...onical.com>,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	spender@...ecurity.net
Subject: Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH] Yama: add additional ptrace scopes

On Mon, 16 Apr 2012, Kees Cook wrote:

> This expands the available Yama ptrace restrictions to include two more
> modes. Mode 2 requires CAP_SYS_PTRACE for PTRACE_ATTACH, and mode 3
> completely disables PTRACE_ATTACH (and locks the sysctl).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

Applied to
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/linux-security.git next


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