linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: uinput - fix Spectre v1 vulnerability

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Message-ID: <2856297d-9af0-e005-f926-e9596d437fad@embeddedor.com>
Date:   Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:12:43 +0200
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
To:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: uinput - fix Spectre v1 vulnerability

On 10/16/18 8:09 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:

> 
> /dev/uinput 

I've got it. This explains it all. :)

> must be 0600, or accessible to equally privileged user, or you'll be opening your system to much mischief.
> 
Thanks, Dmitry.
--
Gustavo