Re: [ linus-git ] prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, ...) is broken for someconfigs, e.g. CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX

[Chris Wright]

* Serge E. Hallyn (serue@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> If we decide to get rid of dummy long-term, then it's far less
> distasteful to have it lie and claim the keepcaps worked in the
> meantime.

We should get rid of it ASAP.

> So for 2.6.26 we could have dummy lie, then plan to make capabilities
> the default for 2.6.27?

It is already lying, so this isn't too big a stretch.  I'd expect it not
to help since either capset will fail, or it would fail when it tried
to use the cap after dropping uid.

thanks,
-chris
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