Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH 2/2] security: Yama LSM

[James Morris]

On Mon, 19 Dec 2011, Kees Cook wrote:

> Hi James,
> 
> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 11:33:10AM +1100, James Morris wrote:
> > On Thu, 15 Dec 2011, Kees Cook wrote:
> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA
> > > +	ns->ptrace_scope = parent_pid_ns->ptrace_scope;
> > > +#endif
> > > +
> > 
> > I'd like to see this implemented as an LSM hook, something like 
> > security_ptrace_set_scope().
> 
> I must be dense, but I fail to understand the purpose of this. The "ptrace
> scope" implemented by Yama is a sysctl, not an system interface. I don't
> understand why (or where) other LSMs would want to catch changing this.
> Can you explain what you're looking for in more detail?
> 

We should not see YAMA-specific code in the core kernel.  However you do 
it, the above should happen in LSM.


- James
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