linux-kernel - Re: [kernel-hardening] 2015 kernel CVEs

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Message-ID: <20160120212638.7988f51f@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 20 Jan 2016 21:26:38 +0000
From:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jann Horn <jann@...jh.net>
Cc:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: [kernel-hardening] 2015 kernel CVEs

> I know of at least two projects that enter user namespaces without the
> necessary care, one of them is LXC.
> 
> 
> > There is room for improvement in this area but I don't see how this
> > qualifies as a CVE.
> 
> I think I agree with that.

If there are projects that screw it up then there should be a CVE - it
just needs someone to update the CVE to indicate where the actual flaw is.

Alan