[PATCH] xkb: check permissions on XKM_OUTPUT_DIR
Nirbheek Chauhan
nirbheek at gentoo.org
Tue Sep 29 10:05:06 PDT 2009
Checking just for root is insufficient since that does not guarantee write/read
permissions in XKM_OUTPUT_DIR (for example with sandbox).
Check if we can write a file, as well as read it later. Otherwise, invoke the
fallback to /tmp
Signed-off-by: Nirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek at gentoo.org>
---
xkb/ddxLoad.c | 5 ++---
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/xkb/ddxLoad.c b/xkb/ddxLoad.c
index 6954dd1..ba8d50b 100644
--- a/xkb/ddxLoad.c
+++ b/xkb/ddxLoad.c
@@ -158,10 +158,9 @@ OutputDirectory(
size_t size)
{
#ifndef WIN32
- if (getuid() == 0 && (strlen(XKM_OUTPUT_DIR) < size))
+ /* Can we write an xkm and then open it too? */
+ if (access(XKM_OUTPUT_DIR, W_OK | X_OK) == 0 && (strlen(XKM_OUTPUT_DIR) < size))
{
- /* if server running as root it *may* be able to write */
- /* FIXME: check whether directory is writable at all */
(void) strcpy (outdir, XKM_OUTPUT_DIR);
} else
#else
--
1.6.5.rc1
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