kernel_t and rawip
Christopher J. PeBenito
cpebenito at tresys.com
Thu May 24 14:54:49 UTC 2007
On Wed, 2007-05-23 at 15:11 -0700, Ken wrote:
> I became interested in SELinux primarily to increase the level of
> security I have when I am connected to the Internet, and until recently
> I have not allowed kernel_t to send or receive rawip over the Internet.
> I have recently allowed this because I was having difficulty making an
> online payment without this enabled. Since enabling this, I have
> wondered what the security implications of allowing kernel_t to send and
> receive rawip on the Internet are;
Its normal behavior, the kernel needs the permission so can handle ICMP
traffic, e.g. ping replies, destination unreachable, etc.
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Chris PeBenito
Tresys Technology, LLC
(410) 290-1411 x150
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