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Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd

From Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd
Date 2017-12-10 11:20 +0100
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On 10-12-17, Joe wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Dec 2017 00:13:59 +0100
> Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> > 
> > Man page for pklocalauthority is bit more helpful, but far from self
> > explanatory. 
> 
> And not updated for Debian.
> 
> > In its examples section, it provides some insight about
> > writing .pkla files, but it does not show all possible options, or at
> > least I can't be sure that it does. For example:
> > 
> > [Exclude Some Problematic Users]
> >            Identity=unix-user:homer;unix-user:grimes
> >            Action=com.example.awesomeproduct.*
> >            ResultAny=no
> >            ResultInactive=no
> >            ResultActive=auth_admin
> > 
> > According to that, and after reading man page for polkit, I can only
> > deduct that .pkla file will for that example in that
> > com.example.awesomeproduct.* files reads lines under defaults and
> > "answer" on allow_any and allow_inactive with no value and on
> > allow_active with auth_admin value. Fine, that can work. Guess that
> > you can use wildecards for all users, like unix-user:*, but that is
> > only guess, cause I can't see it documented anywhere ( might have
> > missed it). What I also do not see anywhere is if those are the only
> > options available? Or there is some man page, or additional
> > documentation in Debian that can explain that?
> > 
> More examples, and in fact, all the Debian policies, are *.policy
> files and under /usr/share/polkit-1, as Brian pointed out.
> 
> -- 
> Joe 
> 

And all the files under /usr/share/polkiit-1 should listen to the local
settings under /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/ so I do not understand what
is your point?

Thank you for your time,
Dejan

Or the man pages are totally wrong?

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  Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2017-12-06 23:50 +0100
    Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2017-12-07 00:40 +0100
      Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2017-12-07 03:50 +0100
        Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-12-07 07:30 +0100
  Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2017-12-06 23:50 +0100
    Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Dave Sherohman <dave@sherohman.org> - 2017-12-07 10:40 +0100
      Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2017-12-07 11:30 +0100
        Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2017-12-07 11:50 +0100
          Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-12-09 03:50 +0100
            Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-12-09 17:50 +0100
              Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-12-10 10:00 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-12-10 20:40 +0100
      Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-12-07 11:40 +0100
      Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2017-12-07 16:00 +0100
        Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> - 2017-12-07 20:30 +0100
          Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-12-08 09:20 +0100
          Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-12-08 12:40 +0100
            Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-12-08 13:40 +0100
              Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-12-08 21:40 +0100
            Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2017-12-08 17:10 +0100
              Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-12-08 19:10 +0100
              Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Menelaos Maglis <mmaglis@metacom.gr> - 2017-12-08 19:40 +0100
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                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-12-09 11:20 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2017-12-09 19:40 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-12-09 20:30 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-12-09 22:00 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-12-10 00:40 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-12-10 10:40 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-12-10 11:20 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-12-10 12:40 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-12-10 16:10 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-12-11 15:10 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2017-12-09 21:10 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-12-09 21:10 +0100
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                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2017-12-08 22:30 +0100
                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Glenn English <ghe2001@gmail.com> - 2017-12-09 02:50 +0100
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                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-12-09 10:00 +0100
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          Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-12-09 01:20 +0100
            Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-12-09 11:40 +0100
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                Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-12-11 13:40 +0100
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