Ubuntu 20.10 Looking At Restricting Access To Kernel Logs With dmesg

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Ubuntu 20.10 Looking At Restricting Access To Kernel Logs With dmesg

Ubuntu 20.10 will likely join other Linux distributions in restricting access to dmesg by unprivileged users...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-20.10-Restrict-dmesg

[ShotgunPayDay]

Yes please. I don't need unprivileged users looking at device activity.

[rene]

I tried this, it was super annoying when you are a pro user / developer.

[Hibbelharry]

In my opinion the idea is the right thing to do, I would appreciate that change.

[milkylainen]

"the final security gap currently enjoyed by unprivileged users on multi-user systems"

I am willing to bet against that. Any takers?

[andyprough]

Kernel logs - the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Bloat-buntu.

[DanL]

"the final security gap currently enjoyed by unprivileged users on multi-user systems"
I am willing to bet against that. Any takers?

Do I get 500:1 odds?

[Old Grouch]

Over the pear year or so...

Should that be "Over the last year or so..."?

[George99]

I always typed sudo dmesg didn`t know it wasn`t restricted

[CommunityMember]

"the final security gap currently enjoyed by unprivileged users on multi-user systems"

I am willing to bet against that. Any takers?

If one defines the word "gap" sufficiently narrowly (i.e. it applies only to dmesg) the quote might be mostly accurate.