* [PATCH] manual/tunables - Add entry for enable_secure tunable.
@ 2024-03-01 17:46 Joe Simmons-Talbott
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From: Joe Simmons-Talbott @ 2024-03-01 17:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: libc-alpha; +Cc: Joe Talbott
From: Joe Talbott <joetalbott@gmail.com>
---
manual/tunables.texi | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/manual/tunables.texi b/manual/tunables.texi
index be97190d67..4a7d04dc0d 100644
--- a/manual/tunables.texi
+++ b/manual/tunables.texi
@@ -345,6 +345,16 @@ performance issues of @samp{1}.
The default value of this tunable is @samp{2}.
@end deftp
+@deftp Tunable glibc.rtld.enable_secure
+Used to run a program as if it were a setuid process. The only valid value
+is @samp{1} as this tunable can only be used to set and not unset
+@code{enable_secure}. Setting this tunable to @samp{1} also disables all other
+tunables. This tunable is intended to facilitate more extensive verification
+tests for @code{AT_SECURE} programs and not meant to be a security feature.
+
+The default value of this tunable is @samp{0}.
+@end deftp
+
@node Elision Tunables
@section Elision Tunables
@cindex elision tunables
--
2.43.2
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* Re: [PATCH] manual/tunables - Add entry for enable_secure tunable.
2024-02-29 21:20 Joe Simmons-Talbott
@ 2024-03-01 15:21 ` Siddhesh Poyarekar
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Siddhesh Poyarekar @ 2024-03-01 15:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Joe Simmons-Talbott, libc-alpha; +Cc: Joe Talbott
On 2024-02-29 16:20, Joe Simmons-Talbott wrote:
> From: Joe Talbott <joetalbott@gmail.com>
>
> ---
OK with a small nit fix below. Please fix that and push, also posting
the updated patch as [committed] to the mailing list.
Thanks,
Sid
Reviewed-by: Siddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh@sourceware.org>
> manual/tunables.texi | 10 ++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/manual/tunables.texi b/manual/tunables.texi
> index be97190d67..280d90dd5d 100644
> --- a/manual/tunables.texi
> +++ b/manual/tunables.texi
> @@ -345,6 +345,16 @@ performance issues of @samp{1}.
> The default value of this tunable is @samp{2}.
> @end deftp
>
> +@deftp Tunable glibc.rtld.enable_secure
> +Used to run a program as if it were a setuid process. The only valid value
> +is @samp{1} as this tunable can only be used to set and not unset
> +enable_secure. Setting this tunable to @samp{1} also disables all other
@code{enable_secure}
> +tunables. This tunable is intended to facilitate more extensive verification
> +tests for @code{AT_SECURE} programs and not meant to be a security feature.
> +
> +The default value of this tunable is @samp{0}.
> +@end deftp
> +
> @node Elision Tunables
> @section Elision Tunables
> @cindex elision tunables
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* [PATCH] manual/tunables - Add entry for enable_secure tunable.
@ 2024-02-29 21:20 Joe Simmons-Talbott
2024-03-01 15:21 ` Siddhesh Poyarekar
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Joe Simmons-Talbott @ 2024-02-29 21:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: libc-alpha; +Cc: Joe Talbott
From: Joe Talbott <joetalbott@gmail.com>
---
manual/tunables.texi | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/manual/tunables.texi b/manual/tunables.texi
index be97190d67..280d90dd5d 100644
--- a/manual/tunables.texi
+++ b/manual/tunables.texi
@@ -345,6 +345,16 @@ performance issues of @samp{1}.
The default value of this tunable is @samp{2}.
@end deftp
+@deftp Tunable glibc.rtld.enable_secure
+Used to run a program as if it were a setuid process. The only valid value
+is @samp{1} as this tunable can only be used to set and not unset
+enable_secure. Setting this tunable to @samp{1} also disables all other
+tunables. This tunable is intended to facilitate more extensive verification
+tests for @code{AT_SECURE} programs and not meant to be a security feature.
+
+The default value of this tunable is @samp{0}.
+@end deftp
+
@node Elision Tunables
@section Elision Tunables
@cindex elision tunables
--
2.43.2
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