Hi there,

 

I’ve a question about “exec-shield”, pratically, in some servers SELinux it’s Disabled, but I see that “exec-shield” is enabled:

 

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[root@app12trnr TSCM]# sysctl -a|grep -i exec

kernel.exec-shield = 1

[root@app12trnr TSCM]# sestatus

SELinux status:                 disabled

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-          Now, the question is: also if SELinux is Disabled, the exec-shield works normally? And if the answer is “yes”, with wich criteria the exec-shield block an application to write on memory?

-          Because I think that only SELinux can manage “exec-shield” for decide with wich criteria can block something to write on memory. Because I saw that there is “process object class” with some permissions that specify proper “execheap, execstack, and go on”  for manage “allow/deny”.

 

I hope I was clear with the question.

Thanks in advance,

 

Maurizio Pagani