NetBSD Problem Report #46774

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From: andrews@sdf.lonestar.org
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Subject: Root access without even trying / pkgsrc xdm 1.1.11nb1 badly broken
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>Number:         46774
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       Root access without even trying / pkgsrc xdm 1.1.11nb1 badly broken
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          closed
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Aug 06 08:10:00 +0000 2012
>Closed-Date:    Wed Feb 22 23:24:20 +0000 2023
>Last-Modified:  Wed Feb 22 23:24:20 +0000 2023
>Originator:     Andrew Smallshaw
>Release:        5.1 release
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD n1a 5.1 NetBSD 5.1 (GENERIC) #1: Mon Feb 20 19:25:38 GMT 2012  root@furble:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
>Description:
xdm 1.1.11nb1 is sufficiently badly broken that it's actually difficult to say precisely what's up with it.  However the symptoms are:

- Xsetup scripts do not appear the be called regardless of what is stated in xdm-config.

- A script also seems to be missing immediately after user login.  Basic variables such as PATH are not set to sane initial values.

- No user change takes effect.  xdm accepts username and password then invokes user's .xsession AS ROOT.  Any xterms or similar opened up in the following X session are in fact root prompts.

Obviously it is that last one that has the security implications which is why I have categorized this as critical, but it I strongly suspect there is some other underlying root cause of all these issues.
>How-To-Repeat:
Try building and using xdm from a current pkgsrc of a recent stable release.
>Fix:
Not really a fix but highly effective: roll back to 1.1.9nb1 as the last known good version:

cd /usr/pkgsrc/x11/xdm
cvs update -rpkgsrc-2010Q1

It seems that there are few enough dependencies mixing up versions like this causes no big issue.

>Release-Note:

>Audit-Trail:

Responsible-Changed-From-To: security-officer->bjs
Responsible-Changed-By: jnemeth@NetBSD.org
Responsible-Changed-When: Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:13:31 +0000
Responsible-Changed-Why:
Package was miscategorised.  security is for problems with things in base.
Change category to pkg and assign to MAINTAINER.


From: "OBATA Akio" <obache@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/46774 (Root access without even trying / pkgsrc xdm 1.1.11nb1
 badly broken)
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:17:29 +0900

 1. install x11/xdm with X11_TYPE=modular
 2. /usr/pkg/share/example/rc.d/xdm onestart with `root' user.
 3. login my user and password via XDM
 4. cat ~/.xsession
     xterm&
     exec twm
 5. prompt of xterm is mine

 Please let me know how to reproduce your problem.

 -- 
 OBATA Akio / obache@NetBSD.org

Responsible-Changed-From-To: bjs->pkg-manager
Responsible-Changed-By: dholland@NetBSD.org
Responsible-Changed-When: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 07:38:54 +0000
Responsible-Changed-Why:
Reset responsible field for retired developer.


State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: gutteridge@NetBSD.org
State-Changed-When: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 23:24:20 +0000
State-Changed-Why:
Stale bug from over a decade ago, with questions asked with no reply. If this is still an issue, we can re-open.

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