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> Linux has a vulnerability in the proc filing system: it can be used by root to escape from
> chroot() areas.

Correct. Its irrelecant

On any unix platform root can do

mkdir foo
chroot foo
cd ../../../../../../../..
chdir .

root can use iopl() too


You should not have any root setuid task in a chroot area.

Alan


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