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Date:      Mon, 3 Mar 2014 14:38:39 -0600 (CST)
From:      Greg Rivers <gcr+freebsd-stable@tharned.org>
To:        Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com>
Cc:        Mike Jakubik <mike.jakubik@intertainservices.com>, Andrey Chernov <ache@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Stable ML <stable@freebsd.org>, des@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: openssh in stable-10 broken config or sandbox
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1403031430380.20838@badger.tharned.org>
In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1tvr7F739%2BRxiVu8MjHo399=4VPHF9zw8WWKq16bMKVcA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2014, Kevin Oberman wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Mike Jakubik <
> mike.jakubik@intertainservices.com> wrote:
>
>> On 03/01/14 02:39, Andrey Chernov wrote:
>>
>>> On 01.03.2014 10:56, Andrey Chernov wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi.
>>>> Default /etc/ssh/sshd_config have
>>>> #UsePrivilegeSeparation sandbox
>>>> I.e. 'sandbox' by default. It breaks logins with error:
>>>> sshd[81721]: fatal: ssh_sandbox_child: failed to limit the network
>>>> socket [preauth]
>>>> Fixed by using old way, i.e. direct
>>>> UsePrivilegeSeparation yes
>>>> instead of 'sandbox'. Please fix this bug.
>>>>
>>> Just find that capsicum is required now for default (i.e. sandbox) mode.
>>> Don't think it is wise move, people may lost remote connections that
>>> way, at least UPDATING entry is needed, but check for WITHOUT_CAPSICUM
>>> for defaults will be better.
>>>
>>>
>> Personally I find this to be a monumental screw up, such a drastic change
>> and not even so much as an entry in UPDATING, what ever happened to POLA?
>>
>
> +1
>
> I didn't get bitten by this by the good fortune of seeing the first message
> on this issue just minutes after I updated my system. Saw the change in
> mergemaster, so immediately edited the installed file back to "yes".  But,
> if this had been a remote server, I would have been in deep weeds. This is
> simply not acceptable practice!
>

Not to disagree, but I think we should tone down the flogging of a person 
who's working hard to make FreeBSD better.  I'm sure this wasn't 
intentional, and the change probably passed all of his tests.  If this 
were -RELEASE, I might feel differently, but it is -STABLE after all.  I 
do certainly agree that an UPDATING entry would have been warranted.

-- 
Greg



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