[MacPorts] #22167: nethack runs as root
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Fri Aug 6 07:59:16 PDT 2010
#22167: nethack runs as root
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Reporter: adam.gc.watkins@… | Owner: yeled@…
Type: defect | Status: assigned
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version: 1.8.1
Keywords: | Port: nethack
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Changes (by yeled@…):
* status: new => assigned
Old description:
> Nethack runs as root, via setuid on
> '/opt/local/share/nethackdir/nethack'. It might sensible to setgid as
> 'games' or similar and set permissions appropriately elsewhere, but to
> run nethack as root by default is insane from a security perspective.
New description:
looking into this.
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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22167#comment:4>
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