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Started by Steven M. Schultz
Sat, 06 May 1989 07:01
chown syscall security bug (V1.77 from 4bsd)
Author: Steven M. Schultz
Date: Sat, 06 May 1989 07:01
Date: Sat, 06 May 1989 07:01
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Subject: security problem with chown syscall Index: sys/ufs_syscalls.c 2.10BSD Description: V1.77 (re-fix for chown security problem). Originally posted for 4.3BSD, this is the 2.10.1BSD counterpart. > There's a security problem associated with 4.3BSD and 4.3BSD-tahoe > systems involving the chown(2) system call. It may exist in > 4.3BSD derived systems; contact your vendor for more information. Fix: *** ufs_syscal.old Sat Apr 29 20:20:18 1989 --- ufs_syscalls.c Sat Apr 29 20:24:44 1989 *************** *** 3,9 **** * All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement * specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution. * ! * @(#)ufs_syscalls.c 1.1 (2.10BSD Berkeley) 12/1/86 */ #include "param.h" --- 3,9 ---- * All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement * specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution. * ! * @(#)ufs_syscalls.c 1.2 (2.10BSD Berkeley) 4/29/89 */ #include "param.h" *************** *** 577,583 **** int gid; } *uap = (struct a *)u.u_ap; ! if ((ip = owner(uap->fname, NOFOLLOW)) == NULL) return; u.u_error = chown1(ip, uap->uid, uap->gid); iput(ip); --- 577,586 ---- int gid; } *uap = (struct a *)u.u_ap; ! u.u_segflg = UIO_USERSPACE; ! u.u_dirp = uap->fname; ! ip = namei(LOOKUP | NOFOLLOW); ! if (ip == NULL) return; u.u_error = chown1(ip, uap->uid, uap->gid); iput(ip); *************** *** 622,630 **** uid = ip->i_uid; if (gid == -1) gid = ip->i_gid; ! if (uid != ip->i_uid && !suser()) ! return (u.u_error); ! if (gid != ip->i_gid && !groupmember((gid_t)gid) && !suser()) return (u.u_error); #ifdef QUOTA QUOTAMAP(); --- 625,637 ---- uid = ip->i_uid; if (gid == -1) gid = ip->i_gid; ! /* ! * If we don't own the file, are trying to change the owner ! * of the file, or are not a member of the target group, ! * the caller must be superuser or the call fails. ! */ ! if ((u.u_uid != ip->i_uid || uid != ip->i_uid || ! !groupmember((gid_t)gid)) && !suser()) return (u.u_error); #ifdef QUOTA QUOTAMAP();
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