| To: | Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: [Coverity] Untrusted user data in kernel |
| From: | James Morris <jmorris@xxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:38:46 -0500 (EST) |
| Cc: | Bryan Fulton <bryan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <netfilter-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| In-reply-to: | <20041217151031.GA27170@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Sender: | netdev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx |
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > > > This at least needs CAP_NET_ADMIN. > > Hmm, but that means that CAP_NET_ADMIN implies all other capabilities, > unless you fix this. I'm not saying it doesn't need to be fixed, but that it is not exploitable by unprivileged users. - James -- James Morris <jmorris@xxxxxxxxxx> |
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