linux-kernel - Re: Chroot bug

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709251748240.945@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:48:45 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	David Newall <david@...idnewall.com>
cc:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>,
	Philipp Marek <philipp@...ek.priv.at>, 7eggert@....de,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	majkls <majkls@...pere.com>, bunk@...tum.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Chroot bug


On Sep 26 2007 01:11, David Newall wrote:
> Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>> On Sep 26 2007 00:40, David Newall wrote:
>>   
>> > Miloslav Semler pointed out that a root process can chdir("..") out of its
>> > chroot.
>> So what? Just do this: chdir into the root after chroot.
>
> I don't think so.  His exploit just got me all the way out of a chroot within a
> chroot within a chroot, inclusive of lots of chdirs.

Close all fds that point to directories outside the root ;-)

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