Bug 73266

Summary:	Root access from "exit" command
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	adam bowns <adam.bowns>
Component:	bash	Assignee:	wdovlrrw <brosenkr>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Ben Levenson <benl>
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Version:	7.3	Keywords:	Security
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Description adam bowns 2002-09-02 02:00:28 UTC

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Description of problem:
from the shell of an unprivilaged user, If I su to root then su back to any
unprivilaged user then type exit i am given root access.

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.login into x as unprivilaged user
2.open the terminal emulation program by clicking the icon
3.su to root
4.enter the root password when prompted
5.su back to unprivilaged user
6.type "exit" (no quote marks)
	

Actual Results:  I have become the root user

Expected Results:  The terminal emulation program should have closed down.

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Comment 1 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 2002-09-02 15:04:53 UTC

This is the intended behavior. 
Don't su back to the original user, use "exit" to get back to a shell without 
privileges.