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SubjectRe: Patch: Hide process info from other users/users not in my group
Hi!

> this patch sets (if the corresponding kconfig option is active) the access
> modes of /proc/<pid>-dirs to 550 instead of 555 in order to provide some
> privacy to users. Tools like lsof and ps to spy out on other users become
> ineffective.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Daniel Reichelt
>
> # diff -Naur linux-2.6.23.8/fs/Kconfig linux-2.6.23.8-dhr/fs/Kconfig
> --- linux-2.6.23.8/fs/Kconfig 2007-11-16 19:14:27.000000000 +0100
> +++ linux-2.6.23.8-dhr/fs/Kconfig 2007-11-20 11:33:18.000000000 +0100
> @@ -918,6 +918,17 @@
> help
> Exports the dump image of crashed kernel in ELF format.
>
> +config PROC_SECURED_PID_DIRS
> + bool "chmod /proc/<pid>-dirs to 550"
> + depends on PROC_FS
> + default n
> + help
> + chmod /proc/<pid>-dirs to 550 instead of 555 which provides a bit
> + moreprivacy to users on your system as only the user's and the user's
> + group's process details may be viewed. Other users' tasks running on
> + the system will be completely hidden from the means of utilities like
> + ps or lsof.
> +

This really needs to be runtime-configurable.

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