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Re:Transitioning from Docker to Podman by hinkley on Friday November 20, 2020 @11:19PM (#25167848)
Isn't exposing the host Docker daemon the security issue that people grouse about?
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Re:Transitioning from Docker to Podman by bogomipz on Saturday November 21, 2020 @07:03AM (#25169237)
Yes it is. The Docker socket - /var/run/docker.sock is owned by root and so anyone that has access to it effectively has root on that host. User namespace mitigate this to some degree.
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