Re: [PATCH] Input: uinput - fix Spectre v1 vulnerability

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 12:43 PM Alan Cox <gnomes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:12:43 +0200
> "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On 10/16/18 8:09 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
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> > >
> > > /dev/uinput
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> > I've got it. This explains it all. :)
> >
> > > must be 0600, or accessible to equally privileged user, or you'll be opening your system to much mischief.
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> Still a correct change.
>
> CAP_SYS_RAWIO is not the same as being root, especially in a container.

Giving access to uinput in an unprivileged container is nutty as well.

Thanks.

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Dmitry