Bug#336452: realtime-lsm-source does not build against the linux-image-2.6.14-1-k7

[Horms <horms@debian.org>]

On Sun, Oct 30, 2005 at 02:11:26PM +0200, Juhan Kundla wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.14-1-k7
> Version: 2.6.14-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> The realtime-lsm-source module does not build against the
> linux-image-2.6.14-1-k7. The build fails, because the realtime module
> depends on the CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES being configured as kernel
> module, but the linux-image-2.6.14-1-k7 has the
> CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES statically compiled in.

Juhan,

This is a problem that was recently discussed on debian-kernel without
resolution. My understanding is that there are some security
implications of making SECURITY_CAPABILITIES modular.

Luke,

Can you or any of the other SE Linux people comment on this?

-- 
Horms