Fix syslog to not run as root in gutsy

Mathias Gug mathiaz at ubuntu.com
Fri Sep 14 21:38:07 BST 2007


Hi Kees,

On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 12:32:00PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> > [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysklogd/+bug/120085
> 
> I think the user discovery needs to be more robust (if the sed fails,
> then $USER is set to the entire contents of $SYSLOGD).  Perhaps have the
> grep for -u match the sed line?
> 

I've attached a new debdiff incorporating your suggestion.

http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9284255/sysklogd_1.4.1-21ubuntu3-4.debdiff

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Mathias
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