Local users get to play root?

[Casey Dahlin]

On 11/18/2009 01:19 PM, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote:
> 
> I may be wrong, but I understand that this behaviour of PackageKit
> only applies to users with direct console access (i.e. not remote
> shells). So, only users that are logged in via GDM or TTY would be
> able to perform such tasks.
> 

That's a silly thing to imply we can control. Just because firefox is running on a local console doesn't mean that a vulnerability therein has not allowed it to be ultimately controlled from elsewhere.

--CJD