From 22eba05f3683c12fa6a5f898d08c33704c9fbb73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: FRIGN Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 13:32:29 +0200 Subject: Ensure Polyphemus-Mitigation and properly drop privileges MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Don't hide privilege drops inside readpw() and actually make it configurable what you are dropping to in config.h. The privilege drop comes after opening the Display because the user "nobody" with "nogroup" can't do that. So why do I call this strategy the Polyphemus-Mitigation? """ After the giant returns in the evening and eats two more of the men, Odysseus offers Polyphemus some strong and undiluted wine given to him earlier on his journey. Drunk and unwary, the giant asks Odysseus his name, promising him a guest-gift if he answers. Odysseus tells him "Οὖτις", which means "nobody" and Polyphemus promises to eat this "Nobody" last of all. With that, he falls into a drunken sleep. Odysseus had meanwhile hardened a wooden stake in the fire and now drives it into Polyphemus' eye. When Polyphemus shouts for help from his fellow giants, saying that "Nobody" has hurt him, they think Polyphemus is being afflicted by divine power and recommend prayer as the answer. """ (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphemus) --- config.def.h | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'config.def.h') diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h index eae2d9a..6fba2b6 100644 --- a/config.def.h +++ b/config.def.h @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +/* user and group to drop privileges to */ +static const char *user = "nobody"; +static const char *group = "nogroup"; + static const char *colorname[NUMCOLS] = { "black", /* after initialization */ "#005577", /* during input */ -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2