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SubjectRe: [patch 0/8] unprivileged mount syscall
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On Fri, 2007-04-06 at 16:16 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> >>
> >> - users can use bind mounts without having to pre-configure them in
> >> /etc/fstab
> >>
>
> This is by far the biggest concern I see. I think the security
> implication of allowing anyone to do bind mounts are poorly understood.

And especially so since there is no way for a filesystem module to veto
such requests.

Ian


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