*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***
You have been subscribed to a public security bug by Jamie Strandboge
(jdstrand):
Using Xubuntu 8.10, noticed the Update Manager had something for me.
Clicked on it, clicked Install, entered root password, and continued on
my business. Later I wanted to install something through Add/Remove, so
I opened Add/Remove, browsed to what I wanted, selected it, and clicked
Install, expecting a prompt for root password, but did not receive one.
The software installed fine, but without root's blessing. I believe this
might have been because I still had Update Manager open (though it had
finished its work).
The packages updated through Update Manager were for vinagre and
something else, and I installed Terminal Server Client through
Add/Remove.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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add/remove does not prompt for root password
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307337
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