Re: [RFC][PATCH 11/11] security: AppArmor - Export namespace semaphore

On Thu, 2006-04-20 at 22:10 -0700, Linda Walsh wrote:
> Chris Wright wrote:
> > * Linda A. Walsh ([email protected]) wrote:  
> >>    "The *current* accepted way to get pathnames going into system 
> >> calls is
> >> to put a trap in the syscall vector processing code to be indirectly
> >> called through the ptrace call with every system call as audit 
> >> currently does..."?
> >>
> >>    Or is that not correct either? 
> > No it's not.  See getname(9).
> 
>    I'm familiar with the getname call, it's probably the case that
> audit calls getname to do the actual copy from user->kernel space, I
> haven't checked.  But I can't find the manpage you are referring to.

you CANNOT copy twice. If you copy twice you might as well not audit
since userspace can just change it inbetween. what audit does is use the
original ONE copy that the normal syscall does .


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• References:
  • [RFC][PATCH 0/11] security: AppArmor - Overview
    • From: Tony Jones <[email protected]>
  • [RFC][PATCH 11/11] security: AppArmor - Export namespace semaphore
    • From: Tony Jones <[email protected]>
  • Re: [RFC][PATCH 11/11] security: AppArmor - Export namespace semaphore
    • From: Stephen Smalley <[email protected]>
  • Re: [RFC][PATCH 11/11] security: AppArmor - Export namespace semaphore
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  • Re: [RFC][PATCH 11/11] security: AppArmor - Export namespace semaphore
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