Security implications of tty group?

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Subject: Security implications of tty group?
From: Thomas Hood <jdthood@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:58:13 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] 43D759C5.5010804@yahoo.co.uk>

Hello, security experts.

In #349578 it is claimed that the mesg program should not warn if a tty
device node fails to belong to group "tty".

What are the security implications of a tty device node failing to belong
to group "tty"?

Please CC: me as I am not subscribed to this list.
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Thomas Hood

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