Re: Bug#57740: Security: Many files are kept a+w

To: luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr
Cc: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>, 57740@bugs.debian.org, Scott A Crosby <crosby@qwes.math.cmu.edu>, debian-devel@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#57740: Security: Many files are kept a+w
From: John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org>
Date: 11 Feb 2000 11:41:38 -0600
Message-id: <87og9nbprh.fsf@erwin.complete.org>
In-reply-to: Sven LUTHER's message of "Fri, 11 Feb 2000 13:28:26 +0100"
References: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10002101237110.140-100000@qwe4.math.cmu.edu> <20000211125919.A4174@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> <20000211130602.B27546@cistron.nl> <20000211131525.A4294@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> <20000211132132.F17638@liacs.nl> <20000211132826.A4431@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>

Sven LUTHER <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> writes:

> Ok, so where can i put example programs so that users can play with it quickly
> without having to copy them over to their place. Do we need a /home/examples
> or somethign such place, and symlink it from /usr/share/doc ?

Nowhere.   Doing so is insecure at best.

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