Messages in this thread | | | From | Bernd Eckenfels <> | Subject | Re: AppArmor FAQ | Date | Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:19:51 +0200 |
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In article <Line.LNX.4.64.0704180935100.25495@d.namei> you wrote: > Perhaps -- until your httpd is compromised via a buffer overflow or > simply misbehaves due to a software or configuration flaw, then the > assumptions being made about its use of pathnames and their security > properties are out the window.
Hu? Even a compromised httpd (especially a compromised httpd) is bound to the app armor policies. This means it cannot (for example) write to /var/www/* - if it never needed to at normal/profiling time.
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