On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 07:36:14PM -0700, Ivan Kohler wrote:
> On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 10:36:33AM +0200, Christoph Pleger wrote:
> > Hello,

> > > - The patch needs to be updated to apply against the current package in
> > > unstable.

> > Done. I have attached a patch for unix_auth.c

> > > and, importantly:

> > > - we need some some code review/feedback/signoff from the Debian folks
> > > maintaining PAM and other related components.  I am *NOT* going to be
> > > the guy who uploads a new setuid binary without adequate review.

> > Will you contact them?

> I have Cc:'ed [EMAIL PROTECTED], the PAM maintainers:

> Please review unix2_chkpwd.c (and the patch to unix_auth.c to use it) in 
> this bugreport and let us know if you feel it secure to include as a 
> setuid root binary (like vanilla PAM's /bin/unix_chkpwd).

I'm sorry, I have no time to commit to doing an audit of this code.  You may
wish to look at the Debian Security Audit project:

  http://www.debian.org/security/audit/faq

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