linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Security subsystem changes for 4.3

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Date:	Tue, 1 Sep 2015 14:30:35 +1000
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Security subsystem changes for 4.3

Hi Linus,

On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 10:00:09 +1000 (AEST) James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org> wrote:
>
> Highlights:
> 
>   o PKCS#7 support added to support signed kexec, also utilized for module 
>     signing.  See comments in 3f1e1bea.
> 
>     ** NOTE: this requires linking against the OpenSSL library, which must 
>        be installed, e.g. the openssl-devel on Fedora **
> 
>   o Smack: add IPv6 host labeling; ignore labels on kernel threads; 
>     support smack labeling mounts which use binary mount data
> 
>   o SELinux: add ioctl whitelisting (see 
>     http://kernsec.org/files/lss2015/vanderstoep.pdf); fix mprotect 
>     PROT_EXEC regression caused by mm change
> 
>   o Seccomp: add ptrace options for suspend/resume
> 
> 
> Please pull.
> 
> ---
> 
> The following changes since commit e5aeced6bcec5a110e6dfcb78acc203dbe895b59:
> 
>   Merge tag 'spi-v4.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/broonie/spi (2015-08-31 15:55:49 -0700)
> 
> are available in the git repository at:
> 
>   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/linux-security.git next

This has one commit that has not been in linux-next.  Not judging
anything about it, just noting.

> David Howells (28):
>       PKCS#7: Add OIDs for sha224, sha284 and sha512 hash algos and use them

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au
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