Pong said: > > > unfortunately, the stock linux kernel has still no built-in measures to > power down the all-powerful root in a usable state or protect the > memory pages (stack, heap, data) against buffer overflows, to do > mandatory access controls at the file, network and process levels, and > to limit direct memory/disk access. that's why it helps alot in the > real world to go the extra mile in installing kernel-intrusive security > patches.
well I guess you can use software like LIDS to limit the root user so it's not "all-powerful" /dre _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
