Re: Closing information leaks in jails?

2005-08-18 Thread Nate Nielsen
Attila Nagy wrote: > Hello, > > I'm wondering about closing some information leaks in FreeBSD jails from > the "outside world". > > Not that critical (depends on the application), but a simple user, with > restricted devfs in the jail (devfsrules_jail for example from > /etc/defaults/devfs.rules)

Re: New FreeBSD Security Officer

2005-08-18 Thread Colin Percival
Jacques Vidrine wrote: > I asked the FreeBSD Core Team to offer the security officer role to > Colin Percival, and I am happy to say that they agreed and that Colin > accepted. [...] Thanks, Jacques, for the words of introduction. I'd like to take this opportunity to say a few words to the comm

Re: Closing information leaks in jails?

2005-08-18 Thread Attila Nagy
Benjamin Lutz wrote: - full dmesg output after boot and the kernel buffer when it overflows (can contain sensitive information) If it's sensitive in so far as it endangers the privacy of local non-jailed users, I think that's a bug that'd need fixing. There are many points from this issue can be

Closing information leaks in jails?

2005-08-18 Thread Attila Nagy
Hello, I'm wondering about closing some information leaks in FreeBSD jails from the "outside world". Not that critical (depends on the application), but a simple user, with restricted devfs in the jail (devfsrules_jail for example from /etc/defaults/devfs.rules) can figure out the following:

New FreeBSD Security Officer

2005-08-18 Thread Jacques Vidrine
Hello Everyone! It has been my pleasure and privilege to serve as the FreeBSD Security Officer for the past 3+ years. With the crucial support of the FreeBSD Security Team members, a lot has been accomplished: hundreds of security issues have been researched and tracked, with some result