Bug#3184: xonix creates /var/lib/games world writable!
Package: xonix
Version: 1.4-2
I've been recently investigating the permissions on /var/lib/games,
and there seems to be a lack of consensus about what its permissions
need to be.
Xonix is the worst offender, making /var/lib/games with permissions:
drwxr-xrwx root/root 0 Feb 5 21:10 1996 var/lib/games/
This is a *very* bad idea. If xonix is the first game installed, then
/var/lib/games will be created world writable!
This needs to be fixed in xonix now, but also a policy decision needs
to be made as to what the correct permissions on /var/lib/games should
be (see my other bug report).
Austin
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