Re: [Vserver] Util-VServer in @RISK The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert Vol. 5 No. 14

From: Daniel Hokka Zakrisson <daniel_at_hozac.com>
Date: Wed 19 Apr 2006 - 22:03:19 BST
Message-ID: <4446A597.9000301@hozac.com>

Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> I noticed that Util-Vserver was reported with a SUEXEC Privilege
> Escalation Weakness in the April 10 report.
>
> I found nothing on the list about this back as far as late February. Is
> this report FUD, not worth worrying about, or I missed the whole thread
> on the list?
> ( https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=15996 )
>
> In an odd way this is good since the other virtualization packages get
> more publicity. :-(

It was discussed on IRC. How anyone can consider the host root entering
a guest and executing a command as root as privilege escalation is
beyond me (when in reality, you are dropping lots of capabilities,
filesystem access, etc.).

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Daniel Hokka Zakrisson
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