linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] char/misc driver patches for 3.16-rc1

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Message-ID: <20140607230239.4a801e27@alan.etchedpixels.co.uk>
Date:	Sat, 7 Jun 2014 23:02:39 +0100
From:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Bin Wang <binw@...vell.com>,
	Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <nobuhiro.iwamatsu.yj@...esas.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Norbert Ciosek <norbertciosek@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] char/misc driver patches for 3.16-rc1

> At the very least, we have (CAP_SYS_ADMIN?) should be required before
> allowing root to compromise kernel, no?

CAP_SYS_RAWIO for anything that can compromise the kernel itself.
 
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