Bug 229475 - File::writable? gives incorrect result if process changes euid/egid
Summary: File::writable? gives incorrect result if process changes euid/egid
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: ruby
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Akira TAGOH
QA Contact: Bill Huang
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Depends On: 222177
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-02-21 13:12 UTC by Akira TAGOH
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2007-03-30 11:28:41 UTC
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Description Akira TAGOH 2007-02-21 13:12:52 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #222177 +++

When a ruby script running as root changes euid/egid, the results of
File::writable?(f) and File::stat(f).writable? will differ because one uses
glibc's eaccess while the other doesn't (and File::writable? is wrong). The
attached program demonstrates the problem.

This bug is ultimately caused by a bug in glibc's eaccess
(http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3846) but it's a separate
regression in ruby-1.8.5 (compared to earlier versions of the ruby RPM) since
the ruby-1.8.5 rpm's now use eaccess where older ones used ruby's own code to
simulate eaccess.

A simple fix would be to build ruby w/o HAVE_EACCESS as it has been build in the
past until the glibc bug is fixed.

-- Additional comment from dlutter on 2007-01-10 14:09 EST --
Created an attachment (id=145276)
Ruby script demonstrating the problem (run as root)
Comment 1 Akira TAGOH 2007-03-30 11:28:41 UTC 
seems like got fixed in rawhide. it works fine now.
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