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On 2004-11-15T13:38:35+00:00 David wrote:

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Description of problem:
The tvtime binary is installed setuid root. Is that wise ?

AFAIK it is because it needs access to /dev/rtc

Can that not be solved in some other way ?

The last thing we need is a remote break-in over TV signals ;-)

Is there really no other way for precise timing but /dev/rtc ?


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
tvtime-0.9.13-1

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On 2004-11-16T16:14:03+00:00 Ngo wrote:

yes, it's needed to set the max-user-freq on /dev/rtc. But I don't see
it's critical because it will be dropped to a user after doing that.

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On 2004-11-16T16:55:15+00:00 Ngo wrote:

in my opinion it's safe by removing setuid root. I will remove it in
next rebuild. Perhaps adding "dev.rtc.max-user-freq = 1024" in
/etc/sysctl.conf.

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** Changed in: tvtime (Fedora)
       Status: Unknown => Fix Released

** Changed in: tvtime (Fedora)
   Importance: Unknown => Medium

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