Review of ptrace Yama ptrace_scope description

2016-06-25 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hi Kees, So, last year, I added some documentation to ptrace(2) to describe the Yama ptrace_scope file. I don't think I asked you for review at the time, but in the light of other changes to the ptrace(2) page, it occurred to me that it might be a good idea to ask you to check the text below to s

Re: Review of ptrace Yama ptrace_scope description

2016-06-25 Thread Jann Horn
On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 09:30:43AM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hi Kees, > > So, last year, I added some documentation to ptrace(2) to describe > the Yama ptrace_scope file. I don't think I asked you for review > at the time, but in the light of other changes to the ptrace(2) > page

Re: Review of ptrace Yama ptrace_scope description

2016-06-27 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hi Jann, On 06/25/2016 04:30 PM, Jann Horn wrote: On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 09:30:43AM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hi Kees, So, last year, I added some documentation to ptrace(2) to describe the Yama ptrace_scope file. I don't think I asked you for review at the time, but in the li

Re: Review of ptrace Yama ptrace_scope description

2016-06-28 Thread Jann Horn
On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 08:11:36AM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hi Jann, > > On 06/25/2016 04:30 PM, Jann Horn wrote: > >On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 09:30:43AM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > >>Hi Kees, > >> > >>So, last year, I added some documentation to ptrace(2) to descr

Re: Review of ptrace Yama ptrace_scope description

2016-06-28 Thread Kees Cook
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 11:11 PM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hi Jann, > > > On 06/25/2016 04:30 PM, Jann Horn wrote: >> >> On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 09:30:43AM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Kees, >>> >>> So, last year, I added some documentation to ptrace(2) to de

Re: Review of ptrace Yama ptrace_scope description

2016-06-28 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hi Jann, ... So I've made that section of text: A process that has the CAP_SYS_PTRACE capability can update the /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope file with one of the following values: 0 ("classic ptrace permissions") No additional restrictions

Re: Review of ptrace Yama ptrace_scope description

2016-06-28 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hi Kees, On 06/28/2016 10:55 PM, Kees Cook wrote: On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 11:11 PM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hi Jann, On 06/25/2016 04:30 PM, Jann Horn wrote: On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 09:30:43AM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hi Kees, So, last year, I added some docu