Gedit violates security of backup file on NTFS
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ntfs-3g (Ubuntu) |
Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Using NTFS-3G 2014.2.15
- Create new empty text file with Windows 7.
- Reboot PC with Ubuntu, fstab mounts NTFS partition with UserMapping and inherit option.
- With Gedit enter some text in text file and save.
- Reboot PC with Windows 7
--> Resulting backup file has changed permissions with full access to anybody.
--> See screen shot.
| UlfZibis (ulf-zibis) wrote : | #3 |
The only thing special is that gedit provides a backup of the original file.
I came to the issue when trying a patch to ntfs-3g were the behaviour to the permissions was contrary, see: http://
In that case the permissions of the backup file remained in correct inherited state, but the regular file got changed permissions, not inherited from the parent folder. So it's unclear, if gedit renames the old file and writes the changes in a new file with original name or if it copies the original to the backup file and changes the content of the original file.
This triggered me to check the behaviour without the patch with an empty file, created from Windows.
| UlfZibis (ulf-zibis) wrote : | #4 |
| Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Is there anything special about 'gedit' or is it just the act of editing?
Thanks