Re: [PATCH] qemu: Add a qemu.conf option for clearing capabilities

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On 05/28/2010 10:46 AM, Cole Robinson wrote:
>> Leaving qemu privileged means that a compromised guest can exploit the
>> privileges and do damage to the hypervisor; is it worth adding
>> additional comments warning the user about the lack of security inherent
>> in clearing the option?
>>
> 
> How about
> 
> # If clear_emulator_capabilities is enabled, libvirt will drop all
> # privileged capabilities of the QEmu/KVM emulator. This is enabled by #
> default.
> #
> # Warning: Disabling this option means that a compromised guest can
> # exploit the privileges and possibly do damage to the host.

Sounds good to me with that wording.

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