linux-hardening - RE: [PATCH 1/2] fs/exec: Explicitly unshare fs

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Date:   Fri, 14 Oct 2022 22:03:18 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/2] fs/exec: Explicitly unshare fs_struct on exec

From: Andy Lutomirski
> Sent: 14 October 2022 04:18
...
> But seriously, this makes no sense at all.  It should not be possible to exec a program and then,
> without ptrace, change its cwd out from under it.  Do we really need to preserve this behavior?

it maybe ok if the exec'ed program also 'bought-in' to the
fact that its cwd and open files might get changed.
But imagine someone doing it to a login shell!

	David

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