[network-admin] network-admin can be run without root-rights
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
I don't know if it is a bug or feature. But if it is a feature, I think it's a secruity hole. Right now it is possible in Ubuntu Edgy Eft to open network-admin with user rights and change the network settings. Just open network-admin out of the settings-menu or type
# network-admin
inside a shell. After you changed some settings you'll find the changes inside /etc/network/
# network-admin --version
Gnome network-admin 2.15.5
The rights on my interfaces file are set to the defaults
# ls -al /etc/network/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 282 2006-10-03 15:58 /etc/network/
The problem could be reproduced on two different systems.
Thanks for your bug. Your user is member of the admin group, no? Non-admin users are not authorized to run it