Re: group video access hazards?

2003-10-28 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Tue, Oct 28, 2003 at 07:12:53AM +, Tom Goulet (UID0) wrote: > I'm curious what a malicious user could do with access to the > framebuffer device via the device file. Could a malicious > user see anything other than what's on his or her virtual console or X > session? > > As it is I'm lea

Re: group video access hazards?

2003-10-28 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Tue, Oct 28, 2003 at 07:12:53AM +, Tom Goulet (UID0) wrote: > I'm curious what a malicious user could do with access to the > framebuffer device via the device file. Could a malicious > user see anything other than what's on his or her virtual console or X > session? > > As it is I'm lea

Re: group video access hazards?

2003-10-28 Thread Russell Coker
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 18:12, Tom Goulet (UID0) wrote: > I'm curious what a malicious user could do with access to the > framebuffer device via the device file. Could a malicious > user see anything other than what's on his or her virtual console or X > session? A malicious user who logs in via ssh

Re: group video access hazards?

2003-10-28 Thread Russell Coker
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 18:12, Tom Goulet (UID0) wrote: > I'm curious what a malicious user could do with access to the > framebuffer device via the device file. Could a malicious > user see anything other than what's on his or her virtual console or X > session? A malicious user who logs in via ssh

group video access hazards?

2003-10-28 Thread Tom Goulet (UID0)
Hello, I'm curious what a malicious user could do with access to the framebuffer device via the device file. Could a malicious user see anything other than what's on his or her virtual console or X session? As it is I'm leaving ZGV set UID root on the theory that ZGV dropping root privileges is

group video access hazards?

2003-10-28 Thread Tom Goulet (UID0)
Hello, I'm curious what a malicious user could do with access to the framebuffer device via the device file. Could a malicious user see anything other than what's on his or her virtual console or X session? As it is I'm leaving ZGV set UID root on the theory that ZGV dropping root privileges is