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From: Raghav Gururajan <raghavgururajan@disroot.org>
To: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org>
Cc: 40922@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#40922] gnu: udevil: Fix loading of setuid-programs.
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 10:05:06 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200501100506.174e5fa1.raghavgururajan@disroot.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200501142405.75821fbb@scratchpost.org>

Hi Danny!

> Why are both needed at the same time?  If udevil is setuid root, then the
> other tools are invoked as root anyway, right?  Or does udevil drop root
> privileges?  (short look into src/udevil.c suggests yes)

Yes, both are needed at same time. I tried them alternatively, did not work.
As you mentioned, it drops previleges (file:src/udevil.c ; line:5061).

> Is there a description from upstream how all that is supposed to work?

There is some description in "Set SUID" section of README file
(https://github.com/IgnorantGuru/udevil/blob/master/README).

> Remainder OK.

Thanks!

Regards,
RG.




  reply	other threads:[~2020-05-01 14:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-04-28  6:52 [bug#40922] gnu: udevil: Fix loading of setuid-programs Raghav Gururajan
2020-05-01 12:24 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2020-05-01 14:05   ` Raghav Gururajan [this message]
2020-05-01 14:38 ` bug#40922: " Danny Milosavljevic

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