lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2007]   [Sep]   [25]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: Chroot bug
Alan Cox wrote:
>> Marek's loading dynamic libraries, it seems clear that the prime purpose
>> of chroot is to aid security. Being able to cd your way out is handy
>>
>
> Does it - I can't find any evidence for that.

It seems self-evident to me. What do you think is it prime purpose?


> A root user can get out of a chroot a million different ways

One of those ways shouldn't be that chroot lets you out.
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2007-09-25 17:37    [W:0.091 / U:1.444 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site