Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 11:03:09 +0000 From: Gary Jennejohn <garyj@munich.netsurf.de> To: Brian Litzinger <brian@mpress.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is a device entry setuid to root a security issue? Message-ID: <199703191103.LAA01703@peedub.gj.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 18 Mar 1997 23:21:11 PST." <19970318232111.57970@mpress.mpress.com>
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Brian Litzinger writes: >amanda (the tape backup program) just puked today because > >ERROR: home.xxx.com: [can not read/write /dev/null: Permission denied] > >So I took a peek: > >brian@home>ls -ld /dev/null >cr-sr-xr-x 1 root bin 2, 2 Dec 10 17:45 /dev/null* > >Is this a security risk? > this is hosed. Devices shouldn't be executable. I have crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 2, 2 Mar 18 11:13 /dev/null --- Gary Jennejohn Home - Gary.Jennejohn@munich.netsurf.de Work - gjennejohn@frt.dec.com
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