Re: [PATCH v2] security: Yama LSM

[Alan Cox]

> > I actually think this is a flaw in get_task_comm.  (Though actually it's
> > the fault of terminals if they process dangerous escape sequences. Worst
> > case tends to just be confusing output, but that's not important --
> > nothing should spew non-printables regardless.)  Would a patch to
> > get_task_comm be accepted to replace non-printables with "?" or something
> > when filling the buffer?
> 
> Probably makes sense, although you might annoy someone who wants Kanji
> process names in UTF-8 or similar.

The task name is irrelevant, user controlled information. It's not
really ideal for use in security logging.

Alan

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