Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 01:33:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 01:33:49 -0500 Received: from 24.68.61.66.on.wave.home.com ([24.68.61.66]:63241 "HELO sh0n.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 01:33:31 -0500 Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 01:33:08 -0500 (EST) From: Shawn Starr To: Subject: Re: Disturbing news.. Idea In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 900 Lines: 33 Why not make a new file permission? to deny a ELF binary the ability to modify the ELF entry point? like +p if the file had +p (by default) the kernel would deny the ELF binary the ability to modify files. Shawn. On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Shawn Starr wrote: > > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5329436.html?tag=lh > > Isn't it time to change the ELF format to stop this crap? > > Shawn. > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/