Bug#42907: marked as done ([OLD PROPOSAL] Policy should mention permissions of /dev/[dsp,audio,mixer])
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Subject: *wav* executable are not setgid audio.
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Package: wavtools
Version: 1.3.2-1
Severity: important
Only root, and users of the audio group can use the binaries:
ttt:/etc# l /dev/dsp*
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 3 Aug 10 20:25 /dev/dsp
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 19 Aug 10 20:25 /dev/dsp1
ttt:/etc# l /usr/bin/*wav*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 32260 Nov 29 1998 /usr/bin/gwavp
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 39960 Nov 29 1998 /usr/bin/gwavr
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4640 Nov 29 1998 /usr/bin/wavp
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6424 Nov 29 1998 /usr/bin/wavr
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3331 Nov 29 1998 /usr/bin/xwavr
Achim
-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux ttt 2.2.10 #2 Wed Jun 16 00:23:31 EST 1999 i586
Versions of packages wavtools depends on:
ii libc6 2.1.2-0pre7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii wavtools 1.3.2-1 WAV play, record, and compression
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Subject: Re: Bug #42907: Policy should mention permissions of /dev/[dsp,audio,mixer]
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This note is being sent as part of a project to clean out old (> 1yr)
debian-policy proposals. If you disagree with action below please
respond to bug#@bugs.debian.org, not to me, so that the discussion may
be carried out publically in debian-policy. Feel free to re-open the
bug while it's being discussed -- I'm not trying to force any
particular disposition, just taking my best shot at resolving dead
issues.
Bug #42907: Policy should mention permissions of /dev/[dsp,audio,mixer]
Summary: Original bug report was claim that various sound tools should
be sgid audio. Maintainer correctly noted the reasons for the devices
being writable only group audio, and that making the binary sgid audio
would defeat that purpose. Re-assigned to Policy with the idea that
those reasons should be mentioned in policy.
Discussion: I don't think this is a policy issue at all. Various
device permissions are set for various reasons, and I don't think we
want or need to justify them in policy.
Action: close
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