Bug 229475 – File::writable? gives incorrect result if process changes euid/egid

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Bug 229475 - File::writable? gives incorrect result if process changes euid/egid

Summary:	File::writable? gives incorrect result if process changes euid/egid

Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE

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Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	ruby (Show other bugs)
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Version:	rawhide
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Akira TAGOH
QA Contact:	Bill Huang
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Depends On:	222177
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Reported:	2007-02-21 08:12 EST by Akira TAGOH
Modified:	2007-11-30 17:11 EST (History)
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Last Closed:	2007-03-30 07:28:41 EDT
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Description Akira TAGOH 2007-02-21 08:12:52 EST

+++ 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@redhat.com 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 07:28:41 EDT

seems like got fixed in rawhide. it works fine now.

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