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Re: Bug#24473: user <!--#exec cmd="script"--> runs as root



Raul Miller wrote:
> Package: roxen
> Version: 1.2beta1-1
> Severity: important

Please fix it yourself and give me the patch or do an NMU.

I'm sure that I don't have the time to track this down NOW.

I'm sorry.  Not this time.

> Even though the "Run user scripts as the owner of the script" option
> is set to "yes" in the user file system module, scripts run from
> a user's file system are run as root.
> 
> This is a major security hole (not to mention an administrative
> headache, as files and processes created by such scripts can not
> be manipulated by the user).
> 
> This problem also exists in 1.2beta2-1, but I'm filing this report
> against the version in hamm because of the security implications.
> 
> -- 
> Raul
> 
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