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

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Date:   Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:43:44 +0100
From:   Alan Cox <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
Cc:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: uinput - fix Spectre v1 vulnerability

On Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:12:43 +0200
"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com> wrote:

> 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.

Still a correct change.

CAP_SYS_RAWIO is not the same as being root, especially in a container.

Alan