Investigating Vulnerabilities in Ubuntu's Sandbox Mechanisms
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Summary
Ubuntu introduced sandbox mechanisms to enhance security, but researchers discovered vulnerabilities in the implementation, allowing for bypassing the restrictions. The article details the research process and findings of a bypass method at the kernel level.
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This post will explain how we began our research at the kernel level and discovered a bypass method.
We will also share some interesting stories from the process.
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