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Message-ID: <1888082.3VsfAaAtOV@fcf>
Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 19:15:07 +0200
From: Agostino Sarubbo <ago@...too.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: Hanno Böck <hanno@...eck.de>
Subject: Re: Recent Kernel exploits, attack surface reduction,
example IPSEC
On sabato 16 maggio 2026 15:05:45 Ora legale dell’Europa centrale Hanno
Böck wrote:
> To pick the example of IPSEC, i wonder if it wouldn't be better to
> have, e.g., a separate "linux-modules-ipsec" package that isn't
> installed by default. People who use and need IPSEC will likely know
> that they need it, and can install it separately.
Hello Hanno,
I understand your rationale. To reduce the "complexity" of your proposal,
those modules can be configured as modules (I mean CONFIG_[snip]=m)
and blacklisted by default in /etc/modprobe.d/
What do you think?
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