Re: Question about /dev/mem and /dev/kmem

[Wichert Akkerman]

Previously Jim Nelson wrote:
> Isn't that /proc/sys/kernel/cap-bound?

yes, it is.

> And what stops an attacker who's already gained root from doing a "cat "0" 
> > /proc/sys/kernel/cap-bound" ?

The fact that you are not allowed to change the cap-bound settings with
that specific bitmask. 

Wichert.

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