Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 15:22:28 -0700 From: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <n@nectar.com>, Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>, sthaug@nethelp.no, ume@FreeBSD.ORG, arch@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: setuid ssh should die Message-ID: <200009022222.e82MMSG33103@netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: <200009022121.e82LLV771512@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org>
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Brian Somers wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 02, 2000 at 10:32:44PM +0200, Neil Blakey-Milner wrote: > > > On Sat 2000-09-02 (22:24), Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > > > Uhm, how about a ssh_config variable where you tell it to drop > > > > the setuid bit right away, wouldn't that work ? > > > > > > I'd prefer to leave it off. It means one less file to assure myself is > > > safe, if I were thinking with my paranoid security hat on. > > > > In addition to Neil's points, setuid executables ignore LD_LIBRARY_PATH > > and such, breaking SOCKS. ssh is the type of application one would > > expect to use with SOCKS, so I'd prefer not having the gratuitous setuid > > bit set. > > What do people reckon then (-arch cc'd) ? I'll add > > #ENABLE_SUIDSSH= true > > to etc/defaults/make.conf then mention it in ssh_config and make the > adjustment to the ssh build so that it defaults to *not* being suid. Actually.. here's a thought.. we presently install ssh and hard link it to slogin. Perhaps we could install it twice instead (its 148K or so) and leave setuid *off* ssh and *on* for slogin. And make a make.conf hook about whether or not to install slogin. Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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