Re: [PATCH 2/3] Security: Implement disablenetwork semantics. (v4)

From: James Morris
Date: Sun Jan 10 2010 - 16:46:50 EST


On Sun, 10 Jan 2010, Pavel Machek wrote:

> > > For the record: NAK, as it introduces security holes.
> >
> > Please elaborate.
>
> See the mailthread.

Yep, wading through several weeks of it..

>
> Allows user to disable suid program's access to network. That bypasses
> audit, and will cause system-wide DoS if suid program decides to go
> daemon.

Ok.

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