Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:19:05 -0400 (EDT) | From | James Morris <> | Subject | Re: AppArmor FAQ |
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On Thu, 19 Apr 2007, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> 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.
This has been addressed several times already, please read the full thread.
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