Hi Wren, Not setting the suid bit on qemu-bridge-helper is a deliberate choice due to the security concerns outlined in [1], see also the Ubuntu changelog entry for version 2.1+dfsg-3 of qemu.
On setting up a default bridge: I don't think it's something the qemu package should do, as things like networking are normally manager by higher level tools (e.g. libvirt), and there's not way to add a default that fits a broad enough set of cases without interfering with the existing setups. I think this is a "Won't Fix" bug, but I'm setting it to Incomplete for the moment, to leave it open to further discussion, if needed. If you do not agree please change the bug status back to New after commenting back and we'll look at it again; if you do agree please change the status to Won't Fix. Thanks! [1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691138 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #691138 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691138 ** Changed in: qemu (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882420 Title: Please make qemu-bridge-helper suid as suggested in the qemu docs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1882420/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
