Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 11:48:24 +0100 From: David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie> To: dima@best.net Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kernel permissions Message-ID: <9804171148.aa15869@salmon.maths.tcd.ie> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 16 Apr 1998 22:19:21 PDT." <199804170519.WAA12540@burka.rdy.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> > therefore, are the one in the position to justify the change, and it > > does not seem to me like you have done so. > > Again. There's a difference between "potential problem" and "security hole". > This is not a security hole, but a potential problem (theoretically > possible even). If this doesn't break anything, why in the hell > shouldn't we have it? > "Don't fix that ain't broke" is not an answer. Reading the problem cannot cause any security problem (except possibly the "reading comercial drivers" one, which isn't generic security). It could make another security hole more explotiable. Chmod'ing the kernel sounds far too like security through obscurity to me. David. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi? <9804171148.aa15869>