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Making distribution files readable only by root is pointlessMaking distribution files readable only by root is pointlessPosted Mar 28, 2013 1:11 UTC (Thu) by xanni (subscriber, #361)In reply to: Making distribution files readable only by root is pointless by dvdeug Parent article: KASLR: An Exercise in Cargo Cult Security (grsecurity blog)
The malware author could just include the offsets for the commonly used kernels right in the bot code.
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Making distribution files readable only by root is pointless Posted Mar 28, 2013 1:13 UTC (Thu) by xanni (subscriber, #361) [Link]
Whoops, nix beat me to it. Now I'm sorry LWN doesn't have the ability to delete your own comments like Google+. :)
Making distribution files readable only by root is pointless Posted Mar 28, 2013 16:12 UTC (Thu) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]
It just goes to show, always hit refresh before commenting if you've had the page open for a while.
Making distribution files readable only by root is pointless Posted Mar 29, 2013 0:17 UTC (Fri) by xanni (subscriber, #361) [Link]
Indeed. Lesson learned!
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