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Diffstat (limited to 'security')
| -rw-r--r-- | security/Kconfig | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | security/commoncap.c | 2 |
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig index bd72ae623494..e80da955e687 100644 --- a/security/Kconfig +++ b/security/Kconfig @@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ config KEYS_DEBUG_PROC_KEYS If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N. +config SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT + bool "Restrict unprivileged access to the kernel syslog" + default n + help + This enforces restrictions on unprivileged users reading the kernel + syslog via dmesg(8). + + If this option is not selected, no restrictions will be enforced + unless the dmesg_restrict sysctl is explicitly set to (1). + + If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N. + config SECURITY bool "Enable different security models" depends on SYSFS diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c index 5e632b4857e4..04b80f9912bf 100644 --- a/security/commoncap.c +++ b/security/commoncap.c @@ -895,6 +895,8 @@ int cap_syslog(int type, bool from_file) { if (type != SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN && from_file) return 0; + if (dmesg_restrict && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) + return -EPERM; if ((type != SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL && type != SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) return -EPERM; |