RE: Package Manager Denies Permission to Install

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Richard Hughes wrote:
> Sure, but my point if that GTK code is untrusted, and just not designed
> to be run with elevated privileges. A buffer-overflow is an easy exploit
> if the code is running as uid 0, whether running as setuid or as root.

Why would you overflow a buffer on your own machine where you're already
root? It makes sense to attack a setuid binary on a machine you're not root
on, but it doesn't make sense to attack your own machine.

        Kevin Kofler

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