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| author | Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net> | 2012-09-05 15:35:48 -0700 |
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| committer | Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net> | 2012-09-05 15:35:48 -0700 |
| commit | 1875962377574b4edb7b164001e3e341c25290d5 (patch) | |
| tree | 374a5299403ec21e2d9a66a6548ce876a388b589 /Documentation/security/Yama.txt | |
| parent | 5cbee140a28c2746449ae31e85738043ae4da927 (diff) | |
| parent | c88a79a7789b2909ad1cf69ea2c9142030bbd6f4 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'soc-core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/horms/renesas into next/dt
* 'soc-core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/horms/renesas:
ARM: mach-shmobile: Add compilation support for dtbs using 'make dtbs'
+ sync to 3.6-rc3
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/security/Yama.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/security/Yama.txt | 14 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/security/Yama.txt b/Documentation/security/Yama.txt index e369de2d48c..dd908cf64ec 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. |