[Bug 1236480] [NEW] NOEXEC / sudo man: can't execute pager: Permission denied

[Lars Noodén]

Public bug reported:

NOEXEC is interfering with use of man(1)

If I have given full permission to run applications as a user, man won't
run.  Here is what I have in /etc/sudoers

  user    ALL=(user:user) NOPASSWD: NOEXEC: ALL

Here is what I get when I try to run man with sudo
 
$ sudo -u user man ls
man: can't execute pager: Permission denied

Editors like vi run fine with the NOEXEC allowing the main part of the
program to run but blocking shell escapes and such.  The same leeway
ought  to be afforded man.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: sudo 1.8.6p3-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-11.17-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct  7 20:20:21 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-01 (6 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64+mac (20130930)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: sudo
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
VisudoCheck:
 /etc/sudoers: parsed OK
 /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK
modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers']
modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']

** Affects: sudo (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy

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Title:
  NOEXEC / sudo man: can't execute pager: Permission denied

Status in “sudo” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  NOEXEC is interfering with use of man(1)

  If I have given full permission to run applications as a user, man
  won't run.  Here is what I have in /etc/sudoers

    user    ALL=(user:user) NOPASSWD: NOEXEC: ALL

  Here is what I get when I try to run man with sudo
   
  $ sudo -u user man ls
  man: can't execute pager: Permission denied

  Editors like vi run fine with the NOEXEC allowing the main part of the
  program to run but blocking shell escapes and such.  The same leeway
  ought  to be afforded man.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: sudo 1.8.6p3-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-11.17-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-11-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Oct  7 20:20:21 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-01 (6 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64+mac (20130930)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: sudo
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  VisudoCheck:
   /etc/sudoers: parsed OK
   /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK
  modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers']
  modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']

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