Re: /dev/fb* permissions, local DoS
This doesn't appear to affect systems running the 2.4.0test series
kernels. I'm running 2.4.0-test10 and all it did was fill my screen with
random colors .. I could just ctrl-c it and clear the screen. Doesn't
seem like there is anything broken by doing chmod 600 /dev/fb*, but all
I'm running is console and XF86 4.0 in DRI mode.
-Henry
On Sun, 19 Nov 2000, Ethan Benson wrote:
>
> does anyone know why debian has /dev/fb* with 622 permissions?
>
> the reason i ask is there is a pretty nasty security problem with
> this, try the following:
>
> cat /dev/urandom > /dev/fb0
>
> on my system i get a instant kernel panic (2.2.17 from ftp.kernel.org).
> since the framebuffer devices are world writable anyone with a shell
> account can crash the system, not nice. (i have a blue G3 using
> aty128fb)
>
> what is broken by setting the permissions on all the framebuffer
> devices to 0600 ?
>
> --
> Ethan Benson
> http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
>
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