Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 04:50:09 -0800 (PST) From: Dylan Carlson <absinteh@pobox.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/33988: KDE 2.2 'kcheckpass' package install needs to be suid root Message-ID: <200201171250.g0HCo9k33821@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 33988 >Category: ports >Synopsis: KDE 2.2 'kcheckpass' package install needs to be suid root >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-ports >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Jan 17 05:00:02 PST 2002 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dylan Carlson >Release: 4.4-current >Organization: >Environment: >Description: Screen lock / screensaver password under KDE 2.2 does not work by default for non-root users. What I mean by this is, if a user locks his display, he can't unlock it. >How-To-Repeat: Install 4.4-RELEASE and KDE 2.2 from packages on the install image. >Fix: I had to make this suid root for it to work, however I don't know that this is correct security-wise. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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