Subject: [bug#43673] [PATCH v2] linux-container: Reset jailed root permissions.

From: Jelle Licht <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:25:13 +0200

* gnu/build/linux-container.scm (mount-file-systems): Add 'chmod' call.
* tests/containers.scm
("call-with-container, mnt namespace, root permissions"): New test.
---
 gnu/build/linux-container.scm | 3 ++-
 tests/containers.scm          | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gnu/build/linux-container.scm b/gnu/build/linux-container.scm
index 2d4de788df..4a8bed5a9a 100644
--- a/gnu/build/linux-container.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/linux-container.scm
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ for the process."
     (pivot-root root put-old)
     (chdir "/")
     (umount "real-root" MNT_DETACH)
-    (rmdir "real-root")))
+    (rmdir "real-root")
+    (chmod "/" #o755)))
 
 (define* (initialize-user-namespace pid host-uids
                                     #:key (guest-uid 0) (guest-gid 0))
diff --git a/tests/containers.scm b/tests/containers.scm
index 7b63e5c108..608902c41a 100644
--- a/tests/containers.scm
+++ b/tests/containers.scm
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@
      (lambda ()
        (primitive-exit 0)))))
 
+(skip-if-unsupported)
+(test-assert "call-with-container, mnt namespace, root permissions"
+  (zero?
+   (call-with-container '()
+     (lambda ()
+       (assert-exit (= #o755 (stat:perms (lstat "/")))))
+     #:namespaces '(user mnt))))
+
 (skip-if-unsupported)
 (test-assert "container-excursion"
   (call-with-temporary-directory
-- 
2.28.0