Re: [PATCH 2/3] SELinux: add security_task_movememory calls to mm code

[Chris Wright]

* Serge E. Hallyn (serue@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> sorry if I'm being dense - what is actually being protected against
> here?  The only thing I can think of is one process causing performance
> degradation to another by moving it's memory further from it's cpu on a
> NUMA machine.

There's been a short series of patches (plus a short doc from James) to
deal with code that's already doing uid/euid capable() checks w/out a
corresponding LSM hook.  IOW, it's already been recognized as security
sensitive and has DAC check w/out corresponding MAC check.  It's a small
issue with relatively minor security impacts, but is completing
mediation.

thanks,
-chris
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