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SubjectRe: [PATCH 00/20] world-writable files in sysfs and debugfs
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On Sat, 2011-03-12 at 23:23 +0300, Vasiliy Kulikov wrote:
> > Vasiliy Kulikov (20):
> > mach-ux500: mbox-db5500: world-writable sysfs fifo file
> > leds: lp5521: world-writable sysfs engine* files
> > leds: lp5523: world-writable engine* sysfs files
> > misc: ep93xx_pwm: world-writable sysfs files
> > rtc: rtc-ds1511: world-writable sysfs nvram file
> > scsi: aic94xx: world-writable sysfs update_bios file
> > scsi: iscsi: world-writable sysfs priv_sess file
>
> These are still not merged :(

OK, so I've not been tracking where we are in the dizzying ride on
security systems. However, I thought we landed up in the privilege
separation arena using capabilities. That means that world writeable
files aren't necessarily a problem as long as the correct capabilities
checks are in place, right?

James




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