From a7e279d221ec15777ac182884228560518f85f65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ian Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 22:00:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ authbind (1.1.6) unstable; urgency=low * Do not Build-Depends: libc6-dev (it's build-essential). - + * manpage: fix subtle error in description of interaction between + set-id and LD_PRELOAD. Closes #36890. + -- authbind (1.1.5.3) unstable; urgency=low --- authbind.1 | 6 +++++- debian/changelog | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/authbind.1 b/authbind.1 index 8d6c335..c551f77 100644 --- a/authbind.1 +++ b/authbind.1 @@ -205,7 +205,11 @@ means in this context). .B authbind is ineffective with setuid programs, because they do not honour .B LD_PRELOAD -for security reasons. Of course a setuid-root program does not need +references outside the system directories, for security reasons. (In +fact, setuid programs should not honour +.B LD_PRELOAD +at all.) +Of course a setuid-root program does not need .BR authbind , but it might be useful to apply it to program which are setuid to another user or setgid. If the author or builder of such a programs diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index cdae585..47a9571 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ authbind (1.1.6) unstable; urgency=low * Do not Build-Depends: libc6-dev (it's build-essential). - + * manpage: fix subtle error in description of interaction between + set-id and LD_PRELOAD. Closes #36890. + -- authbind (1.1.5.3) unstable; urgency=low -- 2.30.2