Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:05:07 +0930 | From | David Newall <> | Subject | Re: Chroot bug |
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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
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