Re: [SRM] Bug#547347: consolekit: Creates TAGFILES in /var/run/console for ssh connections

To: Debian-Release <debian-release@lists.debian.org>
Cc: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>, debian-edu@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: [SRM] Bug#547347: consolekit: Creates TAGFILES in /var/run/console for ssh connections
From: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:49:50 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] 20100112134950.GE30185@login1.uio.no>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 4B4C7668.80302@debian.org>
References: <200912301711.49040.holger@layer-acht.org> <[🔎] 4B4C7668.80302@debian.org>

[Michael Biebl]
> Hi (stable) release team,
> 
> I was asked by the skolelinux maintainers to upload a fix for
> #547347 to stable, as it affects their LTSP setups in a negative
> way.

That, and it is a security problem where users logged in via ssh get
access to local resources that should only be available for users
logged in via kdm/gdm.

Would be great to have this fixed in the Lenny packages of consolekit.

Happy hacking,
-- 
Petter Reinholdtsen

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