# Security of OS-level virtualization technologies: Technical report

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1407.4245 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1407.4245/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 16 Jul 2014.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [AgentBound: Securing Execution Boundaries of AI Agents](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2510.21236/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

The need for flexible, low-overhead virtualization is evident on many fronts ranging from high-density cloud servers to mobile devices. During the past decade OS-level virtualization has emerged as a new, efficient approach for virtualization, with implementations in multiple different Unix-based systems. Despite its popularity, there has been no systematic study of OS-level virtualization from the point of view of security. In this report, we conduct a comparative study of several OS-level virtualization systems, discuss their security and identify some gaps in current solutions.