Re: Security patch for /proc

Robert Bihlmeyer (robbe@orcus.priv.at)
01 Apr 1998 18:33:41 +0200


Hi,

>>>>> On Wed, 01 Apr 1998 11:03:49 +1000
>>>>> Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@zip.com.au> said:

Jeremy> Alan Cox wrote:
>> mkdir("x"); chroot("x"); chdir("../../../../../../../..");
>> chroot(".");

Jeremy> Huh? What are you saying here, Alan? /.. == /, regardless of
Jeremy> whether its the real / or a chroot /.

You tried it? One will escape from x with that.

Robbe

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