18 Feb, 2015

1 commit

  • Fixes a potential corruption with uninitialized stack memory in the
    seccomp BPF sample program.

    [akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style fixlet]
    Signed-off-by: Kees Cook
    Reported-by: Robert Swiecki
    Tested-by: Robert Swiecki
    Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton
    Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

    Kees Cook
     

14 Apr, 2012

1 commit

  • Documents how system call filtering using Berkeley Packet
    Filter programs works and how it may be used.
    Includes an example for x86 and a semi-generic
    example using a macro-based code generator.

    Acked-by: Eric Paris
    Signed-off-by: Will Drewry
    Acked-by: Kees Cook

    v18: - added acked by
    - update no new privs numbers
    v17: - remove @compat note and add Pitfalls section for arch checking
    (keescook@chromium.org)
    v16: -
    v15: -
    v14: - rebase/nochanges
    v13: - rebase on to 88ebdda6159ffc15699f204c33feb3e431bf9bdc
    v12: - comment on the ptrace_event use
    - update arch support comment
    - note the behavior of SECCOMP_RET_DATA when there are multiple filters
    (keescook@chromium.org)
    - lots of samples/ clean up incl 64-bit bpf-direct support
    (markus@chromium.org)
    - rebase to linux-next
    v11: - overhaul return value language, updates (keescook@chromium.org)
    - comment on do_exit(SIGSYS)
    v10: - update for SIGSYS
    - update for new seccomp_data layout
    - update for ptrace option use
    v9: - updated bpf-direct.c for SIGILL
    v8: - add PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS to the samples.
    v7: - updated for all the new stuff in v7: TRAP, TRACE
    - only talk about PR_SET_SECCOMP now
    - fixed bad JLE32 check (coreyb@linux.vnet.ibm.com)
    - adds dropper.c: a simple system call disabler
    v6: - tweak the language to note the requirement of
    PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS being called prior to use. (luto@mit.edu)
    v5: - update sample to use system call arguments
    - adds a "fancy" example using a macro-based generator
    - cleaned up bpf in the sample
    - update docs to mention arguments
    - fix prctl value (eparis@redhat.com)
    - language cleanup (rdunlap@xenotime.net)
    v4: - update for no_new_privs use
    - minor tweaks
    v3: - call out BPF Berkeley Packet Filter (rdunlap@xenotime.net)
    - document use of tentative always-unprivileged
    - guard sample compilation for i386 and x86_64
    v2: - move code to samples (corbet@lwn.net)
    Signed-off-by: James Morris

    Will Drewry