[Bug 840925] Re: Please make /dev/kvm world-accessible in 45-qemu-kvm.rules

2014-10-14 Thread Jamie Strandboge
** Changed in: kvm (Ubuntu) Assignee: Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand) => (unassigned) ** Changed in: kvm (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to kvm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launc

[Bug 840925] Re: Please make /dev/kvm world-accessible in 45-qemu-kvm.rules

2011-09-07 Thread Jamie Strandboge
** Changed in: kvm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: kvm (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to kvm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 840925] Re: Please make /dev/kvm world-accessible in 45-qemu-kvm.rules

2011-09-07 Thread Soren Hansen
The problem back then was that anyone with access to /dev/kvm could allocate an arbitrary amount of memory that could not be swapped out. Dead-easy DoS. Since... I don't remember when, years ago at least, memory used by kvm can be swapped out like all other memory, so it's in terms of DoS by memory

[Bug 840925] Re: Please make /dev/kvm world-accessible in 45-qemu-kvm.rules

2011-09-07 Thread Jamie Strandboge
What specifically were these reasons? When did they no longer become a concern and why? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to kvm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/840925 Title: Please make /dev/kvm world-accessibl

[Bug 840925] Re: Please make /dev/kvm world-accessible in 45-qemu-kvm.rules

2011-09-05 Thread Robie Basak
** Changed in: kvm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to kvm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/840925 Title: Please make /dev/kvm world-accessible in 45-qemu-kvm.rules