Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:06:34 +0300 | From | Vasiliy Kulikov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2] net: don't allow CAP_NET_ADMIN to load non-netdev kernel modules |
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On Wed, Mar 02, 2011 at 10:15 +0300, Michael Tokarev wrote: > 02.03.2011 00:33, Vasiliy Kulikov wrote: > > Since a8f80e8ff94ecba629542d9b4b5f5a8ee3eb565c any process with > > CAP_NET_ADMIN may load any module from /lib/modules/. This doesn't mean > > that CAP_NET_ADMIN is a superset of CAP_SYS_MODULE as modules are > > limited to /lib/modules/**. However, CAP_NET_ADMIN capability shouldn't > > allow anybody load any module not related to networking. > > > > This patch restricts an ability of autoloading modules to netdev modules > > with explicit aliases. This fixes CVE-2011-1019. > [] > > Reference: https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/24/203 > > > > Signed-off-by: Vasiliy Kulikov <segoon@openwall.com> > > This looks much saner :) > > Signed-off-by: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>
Is there any reason why it is not yet merged? I've answered to Jake Edge that it is not a regression.
Thanks,
-- Vasiliy Kulikov http://www.openwall.com - bringing security into open computing environments
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