Android 4.3 [LWN.net]

Android 4.3

Posted Jul 24, 2013 19:40 UTC (Wed) by arjan (subscriber, #36785)
In reply to: Android 4.3 by hpro
Parent article: Android 4.3

if they use SELinux in enforcing mode, the primary thing it will give is that malware from the store will have a harder time breaching their permission boundaries.

Against exploits... SELinux is not really designed to stop those (it may however stop a successful exploit from escalating further if the stars align).

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Android 4.3

Posted Jul 24, 2013 19:47 UTC (Wed) by mr_bean (subscriber, #5398) [Link] (1 responses)

If they use SELinux in enforcing mode rooting the phone might get you precisely diddly squat.

Android 4.3

Posted Jul 24, 2013 23:26 UTC (Wed) by spender (guest, #23067) [Link]

Apparently the false view has been repeated so much by those with authority that even if the proper place of SELinux is now mentioned by higher-ups (Arjan here above), the ignorance stubbornly remains pervasive (as evidenced by the parent comment).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI0FXZUsLuI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llqxbMgIztk

-Brad