Bug 196041 - Permissions for /dev/net/tun are too restrictive.
Summary: Permissions for /dev/net/tun are too restrictive.
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: udev
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Harald Hoyer
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Blocks: FC7Target
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Reported: 2006-06-20 15:58 UTC by David Woodhouse
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2007-06-26 12:54:31 UTC
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Description David Woodhouse 2006-06-20 15:58:13 UTC 
There's no reason not to allow unprivileged users to open /dev/net/tun -- you
need CAP_NET_ADMIN to do anything interesting with it anyway, unless a
persistent device has been created and specifically given to the user in
question... in which case it's extremely _useful_ for them to be able to use it.

Please change the default mode to 0666.
Comment 1 David Woodhouse 2006-06-20 16:03:08 UTC 
Oops, I lie -- we do allow users to create new devices. I'll need to fix that in
the kernel first.
Comment 2 David Woodhouse 2006-06-29 07:59:28 UTC 
Fixed in kernel 2.6.17-1.2309_FC6
Comment 3 Harald Hoyer 2006-09-29 14:16:32 UTC 
so, 0666 ??
Comment 4 David Woodhouse 2006-09-29 14:42:34 UTC 
Please. And for FC6 too.
Comment 5 David Woodhouse 2007-05-02 07:25:41 UTC 
Pretty please?
Comment 6 Harald Hoyer 2007-05-02 11:41:38 UTC 
fixed in udev-106-4.fc7 ... FC6 will follow
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