linux-kernel - Re: Is PROT_SOCK still relevant?

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Date:	Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:25:08 +0000
From:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jason Newton <nevion@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Is PROT_SOCK still relevant?

> So it's been quite some time since this topic was covered in any
> capacity, and it's worth asking now: does it make sense to keep this
> ancient security bit around?  Does it make a modicum of improvement to

Yes.

> Is there disagreement on my views or points?

Yes 8)

You don't really want someone racing you to set up a fake ssh service on
your system to steal all the passwords do you ?

Alan
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