CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT: Restrict unprivileged access to the kernel syslog

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT:

• prompt: Restrict unprivileged access to the kernel syslog
• type: bool
• depends on: (none)
• defined in security/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.37–2.6.39, 3.0–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.8, 6.9-rc+HEAD

Help text

This enforces restrictions on unprivileged users reading the kernel syslog via dmesg(8).

If this option is not selected, no restrictions will be enforced unless the dmesg_restrict sysctl is explicitly set to (1).

If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.

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