Hi, On Wed, Aug 07, 2024 at 04:03:17PM +0200, [email protected] wrote: > Package: bsdextrautils > Version: 2.40.2-5 > Severity: normal > File: /usr/bin/write > > After installing bsdextrautils via apt-get, /usr/bin/write is root:root and > 755, > making any attempts at using it print the following: > write: effective gid does not match group of /dev/pts/3 > > /dev/pts/3 (and similar files) is user:tty and 620. > > Setting /usr/bin/write as root:tty and 2755 (as intended, I presume) fixes > this.
This likely won't come back and was part of the work around addressing CVE-2024-28085. For some context: util-linux (2.39.3-11) unstable; urgency=medium * Apply upstream patch fixing CVE-2024-28085 * No longer install wall, write setgid tty -- Chris Hofstaedtler <[email protected]> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:28:22 +0100 The same is done for bookworm and bullseye: https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2024/msg00058.html Regards, Salvatore
