netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/3] net: check kern before calling security subsystem

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Message-ID: <20091104173220.GH2603@ghostprotocols.net>
Date:	Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:32:20 -0200
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>
To:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com, dwalsh@...hat.com,
	davem@...emloft.net, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] net: check kern before calling security subsystem

Em Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 11:32:24AM -0500, Eric Paris escreveu:
> Before calling capable(CAP_NET_RAW) check if this operations is on behalf
> of the kernel or on behalf of userspace.  Do not do the security check if
> it is on behalf of the kernel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
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