vetkit.c.privilege.chroot-without-chdir
chroot() is called without a following chdir("/"); the current directory stays outside the jail, so it can be escaped.
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Suite: Security
c, cpp
chroot() is called without a following chdir("/"); the current directory stays outside the jail, so it can be escaped.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Call chdir("/") immediately after chroot() succeeds (or chdir into the new root first and chroot(".")), and drop root privileges afterwards.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/c.yml.
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