Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-09-19 Thread maximilian attems
hello guys, On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Max Vozeler wrote: On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:33:07 +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: snipp A configuration directory like the mkinitramfs.d maks described would still be very useful for setting up encrypted root on loop-AES from inside d-i (partman-crypto)

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-09-12 Thread maximilian attems
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 03:11:39PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: I've removed the patch tag, as the proposed patch is nacked, Except as outlined in [EMAIL PROTECTED], what's wrong with the patch proposed in [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? it adds an

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-09-12 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 04:06:20PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 03:11:39PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: I've removed the patch tag, as the proposed patch is nacked, Except as outlined in [EMAIL PROTECTED], what's

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-09-12 Thread Max Vozeler
Hi all, On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:33:07 +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: what you want is a conf dir for build specific package specific settings. Actually, if we look at the details, I'm not sure the loopaes-utils package should unconditionally set the umask of initramfs-tools, as a

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-09-12 Thread maximilian attems
thanks for your quick response. On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 04:33:07PM +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: Aren't /usr/share/initramfs-tools/conf.d/ and/or /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/ already such specific config dir? no they got source inside the initramfs on boot time, Ah yeah, right.

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-09-11 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 03:11:39PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: I've removed the patch tag, as the proposed patch is nacked, Except as outlined in [EMAIL PROTECTED], what's wrong with the patch proposed in [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? so we need for your loop-aes pleasure a specific config dir for

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-09-11 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 01:26:50PM +0200, Max Vozeler wrote: On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 09:26:04AM +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: On Sat, Aug 12, 2006 at 10:43:16AM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: also loop-aes is quite a specific use case, so i'm not in big favour of setting the umask in

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-08-14 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Sat, Aug 12, 2006 at 10:43:16AM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: On Sun, 06 Aug 2006, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: The generated initramfs is world-readable (as well as the temporary files); this leaks cryptographic keys (in password-protected form) to all users on the system when the root fs

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-08-14 Thread Max Vozeler
Hi all, On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 09:26:04AM +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: On Sat, Aug 12, 2006 at 10:43:16AM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: also loop-aes is quite a specific use case, so i'm not in big favour of setting the umask in general to the proposed value as in general there is

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-08-14 Thread maximilian attems
On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 01:34:28AM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: I did not file this bugreport. I agree with the worried bugreporter, but am not in the mood for fighting, so if you cannot use my attempts at helping you to a deeper understanding of *why* we are worried, then so be it. the

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-08-13 Thread maximilian attems
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:43:16 +0200 maximilian attems wrote: yaird installs initrd.img with 600 without giving any further reasons - see #336454 no reply from maintainer since bug is filed. Acknowledged - that bug lack response from me.

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-08-13 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:26:02 +0200 maximilian attems wrote: On Sat, 12 Aug 2006, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:43:16 +0200 maximilian attems wrote: yaird installs initrd.img with 600 without giving any further reasons - see #336454 no reply from maintainer since

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-08-13 Thread maximilian attems
On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 12:13:13PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:26:02 +0200 maximilian attems wrote: snipp please specify the info: i'm not 100% familiar with yaird code, so i'd be happy to know which only root readable part might get exposed? I don't know which

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-08-13 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 16:34:57 +0200 maximilian attems wrote: On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 12:13:13PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:26:02 +0200 maximilian attems wrote: snipp please specify the info: i'm not 100% familiar with yaird code, so i'd be happy to know

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-08-12 Thread maximilian attems
On Sun, 06 Aug 2006, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: The generated initramfs is world-readable (as well as the temporary files); this leaks cryptographic keys (in password-protected form) to all users on the system when the root fs is encrypted (because these keys then get copied to the initramfs,

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-08-12 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:43:16 +0200 maximilian attems wrote: On Sun, 06 Aug 2006, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: The generated initramfs is world-readable (as well as the temporary files); this leaks cryptographic keys (in password-protected form) to all users on the system when the root fs is

Bug#381677: initramfs-tools: Temporary files and initramfs world-readable

2006-08-06 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.73b Tags: patch The generated initramfs is world-readable (as well as the temporary files); this leaks cryptographic keys (in password-protected form) to all users on the system when the root fs is encrypted (because these keys then get copied to the initramfs,