Messages in this thread Patch in this message |  | | Date | Sun, 26 Jan 1997 01:17:49 +0000 (GMT) | From | Chris Evans <> | Subject | Log read permissions |
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I note that "normal" users have permission to read the kernel log buffer. I don't really see why the non-superuser should need access to these in any way.
Not that anything particularly sensitive goes into these logs mind you.. however I'm sure user joe doesn't care if my floppy driver module has been loaded/unloaded or that lp1 is out of paper/on fire etc :-)
--- /home/stuff/kernel/linux/kernel/printk.c Fri Jun 7 09:54:06 1996 +++ ./printk.c Sun Jan 26 01:12:06 1997 @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ char c; int error; - if ((type != 3) && !suser()) + if (!suser()) return -EPERM; switch (type) { case 0: /* Close log */
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