Mail Archives: cygwin-apps/2001/05/03/08:38:30
On Sat, Apr 28, 2001 at 09:04:39PM +0400, egor duda wrote:
> Hi!
>
> ssh-agent creates temp directory under /tmp with '600' permissions,
> and actual socket file is created under it using default umask. under
> unix, it's not a problem since nobody can read socket file if he have
> no scan rights to the directory. But under win32 there exists a
> separate privilege named "Bypass traverse checking", granted to
> everybody by default, which allow reading file even if user have no
> rights on directory. with my changes to AF_UNIX socket code, socket
> security is provided by inability of unauthorized parties to read
> socket file contents, but with "Bypass traverse checking" privilege,
> they _can_ read it. attached patch is supposed to fix this.
>
> 2001-04-28 Egor Duda <deo AT logos-m DOT ru>
>
> * ssh-agent.c (main): On cygwin create auth socket with mode 600
>
> egor. mailto:deo AT logos-m DOT ru icq 5165414 fidonet 2:5020/496.19
I have sent your patch to the openssh-unix-dev mailing list.
I had to change it slightly since the umask wasn't reverted
if bind fails in your patch.
Unfortunately I was some hours too late to get it into 2.9p1.
Corinna
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