restrict statistics information to user
cover restrict statistics information to user
taskstats and /proc/PID/io may be used for gathering private information. E.g. for openssh and vsftpd daemons wchars/rchars may be used to learn the precise password length (pass_len = w_chars - CONST). Restrict it to user.
The simplified proof learning whether ~*/.ssh/authorized_keys file exists is posted here:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/21/12
Vasiliy Kulikov (2):
proc: restrict access to /proc/PID/io
taskstats: restrict access to user
fs/proc/base.c | 7 +++++-- kernel/taskstats.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)