Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 02:20:02 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Makonnen <mike_makonnen@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/34780: locate(1)'s database is generated with root permissions Message-ID: <200202101020.g1AAK2l64767@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/34780; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Mike Makonnen <mike_makonnen@yahoo.com> To: "f. johan beisser" <jan@caustic.org> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: conf/34780: locate(1)'s database is generated with root permissions Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 02:17:25 -0800 On Sat, 2002-02-09 at 18:29, f. johan beisser wrote: > the locate(1) database is generated with root permissions. this allows any user to find the existance of any other users files through the locate(1) command. > this means doing a search for any users login, you can get a list of > all of the files in their home direcotry, no matter what permissions > the file has. Yes, it is called by root, but the script su's to user nobody before updating the database. cheers, mike makonnen To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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