Re: [Full-disclosure] Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default

[Dan Kaminsky <dan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Er, sudo bash gives you /dev/kmem, access to the hard drive block device...

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On Nov 19, 2011, at 11:44 AM, james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Effective user id as a short answer; compare sudo whoami and su - whoami
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Kaminsky <dan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:36:47 
> To: james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Johan Nestaas<johannestaas@xxxxxxxxx>; 
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>  Olivier<feuille@xxxxxxxxxx>; 
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> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default
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> What is the security differential between su and sudo bash?
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> On Nov 19, 2011, at 6:15 AM, james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
>> I'll second that; the isp I work at has a sizeable ubuntu customer base and 
>> these are customers who have made an informed decision.
>> 
>> Now; let's consider ubuntu's inherited security from debian such as 
>> configuring a 'mortal account' (admittedly can be ignored in the preseed) 
>> and then the lack of perms on su; must use sudo.
>> 
>> This is a distro that is newbie friendly but is not designed specifically 
>> for them.
>> 
>> Unfortunately, though, you make a distro with simplified tasks (printer 
>> installation a fantastic example) and people, especially long term linuxers- 
>> though I ought to be included I guess, remember back all too easily to when 
>> everything was an uphill struggle: "what do you mean I don't have to compile 
>> this as a flipping module? That's not freedom!" Being all too familiar.
>> 
>> Just my tuppence worth anyway.
>> 
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Johan Nestaas <johannestaas@xxxxxxxxx>
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>> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:04:46 
>> To: Olivier<feuille@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: <full-disclosure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default
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