Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: + smack-version-11c-simplified-mandatory-access-control-kernel.patch added to -mm tree | From | Stephen Smalley <> | Date | Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:51:59 -0500 |
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On Wed, 2007-11-21 at 09:48 -0600, Serge E. Hallyn wrote: > Quoting akpm@linux-foundation.org (akpm@linux-foundation.org): > > +/* > > + * There are not enough CAP bits available to make this > > + * real, so Casey borrowed the capability that looks to > > + * him like it has the best balance of similarity amd > > + * low use. > > + */ > > +#define CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE > > Hey Casey, > > note that 64-bit capabilities are now in -mm, so you could grab your own > capability.
Which brings up an interesting question - what to do with security-module-specific capabilities? CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE is specific to Smack - other MAC modules like SELinux won't honor it. Maybe it should be CAP_SMACK_OVERRIDE.
-- Stephen Smalley National Security Agency
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