Bug 244860 - tcpdump -Z -C should drop root privileges completely
Summary: tcpdump -Z -C should drop root privileges completely
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: tcpdump
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Miroslav Lichvar
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Reported: 2007-06-19 14:54 UTC by Miroslav Lichvar
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:12 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: 3.9.7-1.fc7
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Last Closed: 2007-07-31 22:55:28 UTC
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Description Miroslav Lichvar 2007-06-19 14:54:38 UTC
Description of problem:
tcpdump sets only effective uid and gid when -Z option is used (enabled by
default) with -C option. It is a result of the patch for bug #176010.

Setting only euid removes an extra security layer that might otherwise have
mitigated an eventual security problem.

A better solution for the bug is to call setuid() before the first file is
opened, then all files will have pcap owner and tcpdump can drop root privileges
completely.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
tcpdump-3.9.5-3.fc7

Steps to Reproduce:
1. tcpdump -C 1 -w dump
2. cat /proc/{tcpdump}/status | grep Uid
  
Actual results:
Uid:	0	77	0	77

Expected results:
Uid:	77	77	77	77

Comment 1 Miroslav Lichvar 2007-07-25 08:48:45 UTC
Fixed in tcpdump-3.9.7-1.fc8.

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2007-07-31 22:55:26 UTC
tcpdump-3.9.7-1.fc7 has been pushed to the Fedora 7 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.


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