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Re: [PATCH] proc: prevent a task from writing on its own /proc/*/mem

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Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 5:32 PM Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote: On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 5:32 PM Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Thus commit f511c0b17b08 "Yes, people use FOLL_FORCE ;)" Thus commit f511c0b17b08 "Yes, people use FOLL_FORCE ;)" Side note, that very sam ecommit f511c0b17b08 is also the explanation for why the patch under discussion now seems broken.
why the patch under discussion now seems broken.
People really do use "write to /proc/self/mem" as a way to keep the mappings read-only, but have a way to change them when required.

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