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FreeBSD Jail Escape Flaw Breaks Filesystem Isolation

A critical vulnerability in FreeBSD allows attackers to escape jail environments and access the host filesystem.  The flaw weakens a core isolation mechanism and, under specific configurations, can lead to a complete breakdown of filesystem separation. This vulnerability “… enables full filesystem access for a jailed process, breaking the chroot,” said researchers in the advisory.…