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    SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 2/2] mm: restrict access to /proc/slabinfo
    On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 08:41:34PM +0400, Vasiliy Kulikov wrote:
    > Historically /proc/slabinfo has 0444 permissions and is accessible to
    > the world. slabinfo contains rather private information related both to
    > the kernel and userspace tasks. Depending on the situation, it might
    > reveal either private information per se or information useful to make
    > another targeted attack. Some examples of what can be learned by
    > reading/watching for /proc/slabinfo entries:
    >
    ...

    Since this file is controversy point, probably its permissions might be
    configurable via setup option?

    Cyrill


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