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Assessment Title
Rule Text
The Photon operating system must enable hardlink access control protection in the kernel.
Description
Discussion Text
By enabling the fs.protected_hardlinks kernel parameter, users can no longer create soft or hard links to files they do not own. Disallowing such hardlinks mitigate vulnerabilities based on insecure file system accessed by privileged programs, avoiding an exploitation vector exploiting unsafe use of open() or creat().
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