From 435ed5853b9451ab8fdfff722545c57a8f154625 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fabian Vogt Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 13:49:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Defuse root block While the main point is correct as any application running in the same X session (not sandboxed) can use kate's capability to open a console, we allow (even encourage) running YaST on X11 as root. That way it's only an impact on usability. --- kate/main.cpp | 3 +-- kwrite/main.cpp | 3 +-- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) Index: kate-19.11.70git.20210802T211844~84f9368ef/kate/main.cpp =================================================================== --- kate-19.11.70git.20210802T211844~84f9368ef.orig/kate/main.cpp 2021-08-02 21:18:44.000000000 +0200 +++ kate-19.11.70git.20210802T211844~84f9368ef/kate/main.cpp 2021-08-03 23:05:03.494438867 +0200 @@ -48,19 +48,8 @@ #if !defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(Q_OS_HAIKU) // Prohibit using sudo or kdesu (but allow using the root user directly) if (getuid() == 0) { - if (!qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("SUDO_USER")) { - std::cout << "Executing Kate with sudo is not possible due to unfixable security vulnerabilities. " - "It is also not necessary; simply use Kate normally, and you will be prompted for " - "elevated privileges when saving documents if needed." - << std::endl; - return EXIT_FAILURE; - } else if (!qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("KDESU_USER")) { - std::cout << "Executing Kate with kdesu is not possible due to unfixable security vulnerabilities. " - "It is also not necessary; simply use Kate normally, and you will be prompted for " - "elevated privileges when saving documents if needed." - << std::endl; - return EXIT_FAILURE; - } + std::cout << "THIS IS POTENTIALLY INSECURE!\nTo edit files as root please use:" << std::endl; + std::cout << "SUDO_EDITOR=kwrite sudoedit " << std::endl; } #endif /**