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List:       fedora-list
Subject:    Re: SELinux
From:       Alan Cox <alan () lxorguk ! ukuu ! org ! uk>
Date:       2010-08-31 23:44:33
Message-ID: 20100901010244.51f7212d () lxorguk ! ukuu ! org ! uk
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> And from the context it was clear that you talked about a browser
> exploit when you said "its much harder to steal all my email, run off
> with my credit card data or just be a nuisance."

SELinux constrains desktop applications too - particularly high risk ones
like web browsers. 

> I assume you know the chances that an average linux user actually get
> exploited in that way is very low.

I would love to see the academic paper reference for this and the
analysis as to why - maybe it's because most of them use SELinux ;)

Alan
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