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SubjectRe: access to proc filesystem from chrooted process
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> The claim made was that a hacker who hacks into a chroot trap can
> mount proc and use it to get out of the chroot trap, and I can't see
> how such can be done, hence the question...

/proc/[pid]/fd/.. is handles to files outside the chroot area.

That has limited uses as you are normally non root (if you are root the
chroot problem is uninteresting).

Simply provide some proc-daemons, and talk to them for ps service.


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