[Bug 468050] Re: Clicking webpage links in UNetbootin starts Firefox with root privileges
The bug still exists in the current version on Ubuntu 14.04.4. Firefox runs silently as root without indicating anything out of the ordinary, providing escalation of malicious javascript and malware execution for free. This is a /serious/ issue, please fix by removing links. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468050 Title: Clicking webpage links in UNetbootin starts Firefox with root privileges To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unetbootin/+bug/468050/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 468050] Re: Clicking webpage links in UNetbootin starts Firefox with root privileges
The bug still exists in version 575 using daily build of Lubuntu 13.04 in a live boot. Received the message Chromium can not be run as root. Please start Chromium as a normal user. To run as root, you must specify an alternate --user-data-dir for storage of profile information. ** Changed in: unetbootin (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed ** Also affects: unetbootin Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: unetbootin Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468050 Title: Clicking webpage links in UNetbootin starts Firefox with root privileges To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unetbootin/+bug/468050/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
