> the copy in /usr/src/kernels/ is > world-readable and the one in /boot/ isn't, for example > > [root@compaq-pc ~]# ls -l /boot/System.map-3.5.2-3.fc17.x86_64 > /usr/src/kernels/3.5.2-3.fc17.x86_64/System.map > -rw-------. 1 root root 2468248 Aug 21 15:24 > /boot/System.map-3.5.2-3.fc17.x86_64 > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 2468248 Aug 21 15:25 > /usr/src/kernels/3.5.2-3.fc17.x86_64/System.map > [root@compaq-pc ~]#
/boot/System.map is always-present system-specific info which may be useful to malware for an attack on the running system. The version in /usr/src/kernels is not present on every machine, and is more generic: at least a little bit less likely to be correct for the currently-running kernel. -- -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
