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SubjectRe: [Secure-testing-team] Re: kernel allows loadkeys to be used by any user, allowing for local root compromise
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Anthony DeRobertis <anthony@derobert.net> writes:

> Well, you can configure a single vty to only allow logins from admins.
> Then you avoid the fake login problem, but not the loadkeys problem
> (since that affects all vtys)

Just a guess... Can you use loadkeys to change keys used for switching VTs?
I would investigate switchvt (or how is it named) too.
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Krzysztof Halasa
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