On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 05:10:24PM +1300, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> > > > > > zcat /proc/config.gz
> > The seq_file interface added during 2.5 made it feasible and safe.
> I don't understand. Reading out a few const chars poses a security
> risk? Or perhaps is it the information in there? I'd imagine kernel
> features could be tested for relatively easily. If you're that
> paranoid, turn it off + recompile.
It has nothing to do with security. Prior to the seq_file inteface,
procfs did not have a safe way of exporting data > PAGE_SIZE (I think it
was) to userland.
-mjg
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