Local users get to play root?
Casey Dahlin
cdahlin at redhat.com
Wed Nov 18 19:35:14 UTC 2009
On 11/18/2009 02:32 PM, Casey Dahlin wrote:
> 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
>
Addendum: Why do you think sudo would ask an already-logged-in user for his password?
--CJD
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