Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 16:24:45 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org> To: Pete Fritchman <petef@netreach.net> Cc: Barrett Richardson <barrett@phoenix.aye.net>, Unknow User <kernel@tdnet.com.br>, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: some nice advice.... Message-ID: <199906162224.QAA02435@harmony.village.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 16 Jun 1999 18:23:13 EDT." <Pine.LNX.3.96.990616182221.28882A-100000@static-petef.netreach.net> References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990616182221.28882A-100000@static-petef.netreach.net>
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In message <Pine.LNX.3.96.990616182221.28882A-100000@static-petef.netreach.net> Pete Fritchman writes: : If you get compromised, why does it matter? : The attacker compiles a new kernel, waits for you to reboot, boom. Nope. My kernel is set schg and i run at a high secure level so you can't replace my kernel. : It's kind of hard/stupid to think about something in terms of "what if you : get compromised" - he'll have root and be able to do whatever you are : thinking about doing (equal privelages) No it isn't. You can minimize the damage with some careful planning. Warner To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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