Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:57:31 -0500 | From | "Serge E. Hallyn" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH try #2] security: Convert LSM into a static interface |
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Quoting James Morris (jmorris@namei.org): > On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Andreas Gruenbacher wrote: > > > It's useful for some LSMs to be modular, and LSMs which are y/n options won't > > have any security architecture issues with unloading at all. > > Which LSMs? Upstream, there are SELinux and capabilty, and they're not > safe as loadable modules. > > > The mere fact > > that SELinux cannot be built as a module is a rather weak argument for > > disabling LSM modules as a whole, so please don't. > > That's not the argument. Please review the thread.
The argument is 'abuse', right?
Abuse is defined as using the LSM hooks for non-security applications, right?
It seems to me that the community is doing a good job of discouraging such abuse - by redirecting the "wrong-doers" to implement proper upstream solutions, i.e. taskstats, the audit subsystem, etc.
Such encouragement seems a far better response than taking away freedoms and flexibility from everyone.
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