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author | Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> | 2012-09-05 07:17:31 (GMT) |
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committer | Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> | 2012-09-05 07:17:31 (GMT) |
commit | 14e42917216ab0859827c2d8024df45a917301b4 (patch) | |
tree | efbea5d1c54387d62a6fd66a21560232cf312fda /Documentation/security/Yama.txt | |
parent | 292f2b6254c9dbb98def6d3521b07a837545ead0 (diff) | |
parent | 4266274836e81575ee82498d84f4bd08ab7a7378 (diff) | |
download | linux-fsl-qoriq-14e42917216ab0859827c2d8024df45a917301b4.tar.xz |
Merge branch 'fixes' of git://git.alsa-project.org/alsa-kernel into for-next
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diff --git a/Documentation/security/Yama.txt b/Documentation/security/Yama.txt index e369de2..dd908cf 100644 --- a/Documentation/security/Yama.txt +++ b/Documentation/security/Yama.txt @@ -46,14 +46,13 @@ restrictions, it can call prctl(PR_SET_PTRACER, PR_SET_PTRACER_ANY, ...) so that any otherwise allowed process (even those in external pid namespaces) may attach. -These restrictions do not change how ptrace via PTRACE_TRACEME operates. - -The sysctl settings are: +The sysctl settings (writable only with CAP_SYS_PTRACE) are: 0 - classic ptrace permissions: a process can PTRACE_ATTACH to any other process running under the same uid, as long as it is dumpable (i.e. did not transition uids, start privileged, or have called - prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE...) already). + prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE...) already). Similarly, PTRACE_TRACEME is + unchanged. 1 - restricted ptrace: a process must have a predefined relationship with the inferior it wants to call PTRACE_ATTACH on. By default, @@ -61,12 +60,13 @@ The sysctl settings are: classic criteria is also met. To change the relationship, an inferior can call prctl(PR_SET_PTRACER, debugger, ...) to declare an allowed debugger PID to call PTRACE_ATTACH on the inferior. + Using PTRACE_TRACEME is unchanged. 2 - admin-only attach: only processes with CAP_SYS_PTRACE may use ptrace - with PTRACE_ATTACH. + with PTRACE_ATTACH, or through children calling PTRACE_TRACEME. -3 - no attach: no processes may use ptrace with PTRACE_ATTACH. Once set, - this sysctl cannot be changed to a lower value. +3 - no attach: no processes may use ptrace with PTRACE_ATTACH nor via + PTRACE_TRACEME. Once set, this sysctl value cannot be changed. The original children-only logic was based on the restrictions in grsecurity. |