linux-kernel - Re: Linux 3.6

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Date:	Wed, 3 Oct 2012 14:04:07 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <kees@...flux.net>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 3.6

On Wed, Oct 03, 2012 at 10:05:25PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > If this happens, I _really_ want to bring back the CONFIG options I had in
> > an earlier version of this patch. I want to be able to declare the default
> > at build time, and not leave a system vulnerable from boot until sysctls
> > get set.
> 
> If your early boot code trusts a random writeable user directory I think
> you have other problems.

You should see some of the things various Android devices do! :)

-Kees

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Kees Cook                                            @outflux.net
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