Re: access to proc filesystem from chrooted process
Bernd Eckenfels (ecki@lina.inka.de)
Mon, 31 May 1999 02:42:15 +0200
In article <Pine.LNX.4.10.9905281011190.20827-100000@52-a-usw.rb1.blv.nwnexus.net> you wrote:
> Check the archives of this list. A while back there was a discussion of
> chroot, and many ways to get out of a chroot'ed environment were listed.
> I seem to recall that the conclusion was that chroot is not meant to be,
> and cannot be made into, a secure environment. It is really just a safety
> net that will catch accidental goofs, but won't stop anyone trying to get
> around it.
Well... at least fr uid=0. But since uid=0 is not needed with priveledges, a
chroot jail is rather safe.
Greetings
Bernd
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