From: "Joshua Hudson" <joshudson@gmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: World writable tarballs
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:32:23 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <bda6d13a0604300932u10d8a05cw84094ed50c669f8d@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1146379675.8217.2.camel@minerva>
> Isn't it just an extra ten seconds to type the 'sudo' in front of 'make
> modules_install' and enter your password? I guess I totally don't get
> it.
No sudo.
Besides, the next command after make modules_install is mount.
Besides, if it weren't the fact that the tarball has world-writable files, this
would be more secure than compiling as a normal user. Instead of just
hijacking some user account, they now have to do that followed by
somehow getting my root password.
I disallowed password authentication for root over ssh some time ago.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-04-30 16:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-04-30 0:18 Mark Rosenstand
2006-04-30 0:48 ` Alistair John Strachan
2006-04-30 4:59 ` Joshua Hudson
2006-04-30 6:18 ` Sam Ravnborg
2006-04-30 6:47 ` Matthew Reppert
2006-04-30 16:32 ` Joshua Hudson [this message]
2006-04-30 6:53 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2006-04-30 9:15 ` Heikki Orsila
2006-04-30 9:37 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-04-30 11:49 ` Alistair John Strachan
2006-04-30 12:36 ` Mark Rosenstand
2006-04-30 12:51 ` Alistair John Strachan
2006-04-30 17:08 ` Mark Rosenstand
2006-04-30 16:53 ` Heikki Orsila
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