Bug#661627: Avoid /tmp ?

[vladz <vladz@devzero.fr>]

Oops, I forgot "then" in my last post:

- if [ ! -O $SOCKET_DIR ];
+ if [ ! -O $SOCKET_DIR ]; then

I have attached a patch. Hope this helps.


--- a/debian/x11-common.init	2010-09-04 19:26:52.000000000 +0200
+++ b/debian/x11-common.init	2012-03-02 13:37:29.000000000 +0100
@@ -26,16 +26,26 @@
   fi
 }
 
+do_createdir () {
+  local DIR="$1"
+  if { [ -e $DIR ] && [ ! -d $DIR ]; } ||
+     { [ -e $DIR ] && [ ! -O $DIR ]; } ||
+       [ -h $DIR ]; then
+    mv $DIR $DIR.$$
+  fi
+
+  if [ ! -O $DIR ]; then
+    # symlink, malicious files will give a failure here
+    mkdir -m 1777 $DIR
+  fi
+}
+
 set_up_socket_dir () {
   if [ "$VERBOSE" != no ]; then
     log_begin_msg "Setting up X server socket directory $SOCKET_DIR..."
   fi
-  if [ -e $SOCKET_DIR ] && [ ! -d $SOCKET_DIR ]; then
-    mv $SOCKET_DIR $SOCKET_DIR.$$
-  fi
-  mkdir -p $SOCKET_DIR
-  chown root:root $SOCKET_DIR
-  chmod 1777 $SOCKET_DIR
+
+  do_createdir $SOCKET_DIR
   do_restorecon $SOCKET_DIR
   [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 || return 0
 }
@@ -44,12 +54,8 @@
   if [ "$VERBOSE" != no ]; then
     log_begin_msg "Setting up ICE socket directory $ICE_DIR..."
   fi
-  if [ -e $ICE_DIR ] && [ ! -d $ICE_DIR ]; then
-    mv $ICE_DIR $ICE_DIR.$$
-  fi
-  mkdir -p $ICE_DIR
-  chown root:root $ICE_DIR
-  chmod 1777 $ICE_DIR
+
+  do_createdir $ICE_DIR
   do_restorecon $ICE_DIR
   [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 || return 0
 }