This implies to me that any user could insert input events to your X
server, and thus click on any part of the screen, etc.
These permissions are definitely inappropriate.
** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = Won't Fix
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wminput should provide udev rule
If you're having permission problems with wminput, run with sudo. The
README's solution is insecure and future work appears to take a much
smarter approach.
** Changed in: cwiid (Ubuntu)
Status: In Progress = Invalid
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wminput should provide udev rule
After speaking with cjwatson on this, I think it may be simpler and
wiser to advise users to run wminput via sudo. Newer versions in
upstream have a better approach that alter related functionality
anyways.
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wminput should provide udev rule
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140890
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Please justify why uinput can be world-readable and writable; what does
the device do? What are the security implications?
** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided = Wishlist
Status: New = Incomplete
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wminput should provide udev rule
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From the kernel uinput.c:
* User level driver support for input subsystem
wminput is used to make the mouse cursor controllable by a Wiimote
connected via bluetooth. The security implications are unclear to me.
I happen to know that the device is also used for thinkfinger, which
will be pulled
This patch should add a rule as outlined in the manpage.
** Attachment added: cwiid_0.5.03+svn20070508-2ubuntu1.debdiff
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9436282/cwiid_0.5.03%2Bsvn20070508-2ubuntu1.debdiff
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wminput should provide udev rule
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** Changed in: cwiid (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) = Luke Yelavich (themuso)
Status: New = In Progress
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wminput should provide udev rule
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140890
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Apparently this is something better handled by the udev package itself,
in which case, something smarter may be needed than the above rule.
** Also affects: udev (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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wminput should provide udev rule
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140890
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