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Date:      Tue, 4 Feb 2014 11:05:19 +0100
From:      Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org>
To:        James Gritton <jamie@freebsd.org>
Cc:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org>, Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org>, svn-src-head@freebsd.org, Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@leidinger.net>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r261266 - in head: sys/dev/drm sys/kern sys/sys usr.sbin/jail
Message-ID:  <CAF-QHFWa5RCo61955M2JQhJtT-JMfyCga2HAV%2BNaefXQJCZRcg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <52EBDD42.4020702@freebsd.org>
References:  <201401291341.s0TDfDcB068211@svn.freebsd.org> <20140129134344.GW66160@FreeBSD.org> <52E906CD.9050202@freebsd.org> <20140129222210.0000711f@unknown> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401311231490.36707@fledge.watson.org> <52EBDD42.4020702@freebsd.org>

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On 31 January 2014 18:28, James Gritton <jamie@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On 1/31/2014 5:34 AM, Robert Watson wrote:

>> Frankly, I'd like to see this backed out and not reintroduced.  If it must
>> be retained, then it needs a much more clear warning that enabling this
>> feature disables Jail's security model.  Don't use the word 'obviate',
>> instead explicitly state that root within the jail can escape the jail.
>>
>> Robert
>
> I'll do at least the next-best thing: back it out and hope to re-introduce
> it.  Clearly it could use some further discussion.

How about outputting both a kernel (i.e. logged) and userland messages
when the jail is created (or the parameter is changed, if it can?)
which say something like "DANGER! The root within this jail (jid=%d)
can escape the jail" or something like it? That seems reasonably loud.



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