On Wednesday 02 March 2005 21:35, Jim Carter wrote: > On Wed, 2 Mar 2005, Maarten wrote:
> Am I correct that hostfs is not intrinsically unsafe? But if your host > keys or other sensitive data are mode 644 so the UML special user can read > them, the hacker can steal them, just as could any other compromised > account. Yes, true, but: If you know about module insertion through /dev/kmem (see the Nils Toedtmann's answer) you'll know that even without module support an hacker can insert whichever code he wants, including hostfs. -- Paolo Giarrusso, aka Blaisorblade Linux registered user n. 292729 http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-user mailing list User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user
