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From 435ed5853b9451ab8fdfff722545c57a8f154625 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fabian Vogt <fabian@ritter-vogt.de>
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.20220102T020433~0a4347e06/kate/main.cpp
===================================================================
--- kate-19.11.70git.20220102T020433~0a4347e06.orig/kate/main.cpp 2022-01-02 09:28:49.643692601 +0100
+++ kate-19.11.70git.20220102T020433~0a4347e06/kate/main.cpp 2022-01-02 09:29:48.503285030 +0100
@@ -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 << "Running Kate with sudo can cause bugs and expose you to security vulnerabilities. "
- "Instead 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 << "Running Kate with kdesu can cause bugs and expose you to security vulnerabilities. "
- "Instead 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 <file>" << std::endl;
}
#endif
/**