linux-kernel - Re: [KERNEL] Re: [KERNEL] Re: [KERNEL] Re: Kernel 4.3 breaks security in systems using capabilities

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Date:	Thu, 5 Nov 2015 18:17:01 +0100
From:	Klaus Ethgen <Klaus+lkml@...gen.de>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>
Cc:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...ntu.com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [KERNEL] Re: [KERNEL] Re: [KERNEL] Re: Kernel 4.3 breaks
 security in systems  using capabilities

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Hi Serge,

Am Do den  5. Nov 2015 um 17:15 schrieb Serge E. Hallyn:
> I think if you follow your idea to its logical conclusions, you end
> up wanting set SECURE_ALL_BITS | SECURE_ALL_LOCKS, which will include
> SECURE_NO_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE, disabling ambient capabilities.

That I did miss out and seems to be the solution for the problem. So
adding cap_secure_all_bits,cap_secure_all_locks=ep to every binary that
gets other caps should solve it?

Regards
   Klaus
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