linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/8] unprivileged mount syscall

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Message-ID: <4616D4D4.6020405@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:16:36 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	util-linux-ng@...r.kernel.org, containers@...ts.osdl.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 0/8] unprivileged mount syscall

>>
>> - users can use bind mounts without having to pre-configure them in
>>   /etc/fstab
>>

This is by far the biggest concern I see.  I think the security 
implication of allowing anyone to do bind mounts are poorly understood.

	-hpa
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