On Tuesday 09 December 2008 02:45:22 Kevin Kofler wrote: > Well, ask those who disabled SHMConfig by default, they know the details, I > don't. OK - maybe one of those will see this query and respond. Meanwhile, here's a snippet from an Asus computer company forum: *************************************** Matthew Garrett wrote on 2006-03-30: Re: synaptics should default to Option SHMConfig on (permalink) No it shouldn't. It's a security risk. Nicolò Chieffo wrote on 2006-03-30: (permalink) why a security risk? Matthew Garrett wrote on 2006-03-30: (permalink) Because there's no authentication mechanism for it. Nicolò Chieffo wrote on 2006-03-30: (permalink) do you mean that any user can launch a command to modify touchpad settings, even if he doen's have an active X session? Matthew Garrett wrote on 2006-03-30: (permalink) Yes. **************************************** If that's the end-all and be-all of it, it doesn't strike me as so 'massive' a security risk, as I've seen the security hole described in some places...but, maybe I'm missing the obvious -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
