Attack
Container escape
Breaking out of a container to reach the host machine and the other containers on it.
Containers share the host's kernel, so isolation depends on the kernel and container runtime enforcing their limits. An escape turns access to one application into access to the whole server, and often to the cluster.
Container escape in the news
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Related
- TechnologyKubernetesThe system most companies use to run and scale containerised applications across many servers.
- TechnologyLinux kernelThe core of Linux and Android: it controls hardware, memory and what every program is allowed to do.
- AttackPrivilege escalationGoing from limited access to more powerful access, such as from a normal user to administrator.
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