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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Jeff Dike <jdike@karaya.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, user-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [uml-user] Re: user-mode port 0.58-2.4.18-36
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 05:16:18 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020709031618.GC113@elf.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200207062303.SAA02760@ccure.karaya.com>

Hi!

> > So... what prevents uml root from inserting rogue module (perhaps
> > using /dev/kmem) and escape the jail? 
> 
> That's prevented by the admin taking basic precautions and turning on 'jail',
> which refuses to run if module support is present and which also disables
> writing to /dev/kmem.

...and using CAP_SYS_RAWIO...
									Pavel
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  reply	other threads:[~2002-07-09 13:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-07-05 22:50 user-mode port 0.58-2.4.18-36 Jeff Dike
2002-07-06  1:16 ` Pavel Machek
2002-07-06 23:03   ` [uml-user] " Jeff Dike
2002-07-09  3:16     ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2002-07-09 16:42       ` Jeff Dike
2002-07-09 16:55       ` Jeff Dike
2002-07-09 17:05         ` Pavel Machek
2002-07-09 18:47           ` Jeff Dike

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