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1 files changed, 35 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/telem.lua b/telem.lua
index 9b81881..56379ca 100755
--- a/telem.lua
+++ b/telem.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ path = require("pl.path")
string = require("string")
stringx = require("pl.stringx")
table = require("table")
+unistd = require("posix.unistd")
_BBS_ROOT = "/var/bbs/"
_EDITOR = os.getenv("EDITOR")
@@ -37,6 +38,21 @@ current_thread_posts = {} -- Array of post tables, containing posts associated w
current_post_index = nil -- Integer index into current_thread_posts
colours = true -- Boolean, controls whether to use ANSI colours
+-- Setuid stuff
+
+bbs_uid = unistd.geteuid()
+user_uid = unistd.getuid()
+
+function drop_privs()
+ unistd.setpid("U", user_uid)
+end
+
+function raise_privs()
+ unistd.setpid("U", bbs_uid)
+end
+
+drop_privs()
+
-- Utility functions
function cat_file(filename)
@@ -147,6 +163,7 @@ end
function load_scan_times()
local scanfile = path.join(_BBS_ROOT, "scans", username ..".scan")
+ raise_privs()
local f, err = io.open(scanfile, "r")
if f == nil then return end
for line in f:lines() do
@@ -156,15 +173,18 @@ function load_scan_times()
end
end
f:close()
+ drop_privs()
end
function save_scan_times()
local scanfile = path.join(_BBS_ROOT, "scans", username ..".scan")
+ raise_privs()
local f, err = io.open(scanfile, "w")
for _, board in ipairs(boards) do
f:write(board.name .. ":" .. tostring(board.last_scanned) .. "\n")
end
f:close()
+ drop_privs()
end
-- Commands
@@ -192,6 +212,7 @@ function do_board()
return
end
-- Create directory
+ raise_privs()
local board_dir = path.join(_BBS_ROOT, "boards", board)
lfs.mkdir(board_dir)
os.execute("chmod og+rwx " .. board_dir)
@@ -199,6 +220,7 @@ function do_board()
local topic_file = path.join(board_dir, "topic")
file.write(topic_file, desc)
os.execute("chmod og+r " .. topic_file)
+ drop_privs()
-- Update representation of BBS
update_boards()
-- Done!
@@ -324,6 +346,9 @@ function create_post()
file.delete(filename)
return nil
else
+ -- Make sure the telem program can read this file once
+ -- it sets the euid to bbs.
+ os.execute("chmod og+r " .. filename)
return filename
end
end
@@ -351,6 +376,7 @@ function do_new()
local timestamp = tostring(os.time())
local thread_dir = timestamp .. "-" .. username
local thread_path = path.join(current_board.directory, thread_dir)
+ raise_privs()
lfs.mkdir(thread_path)
os.execute("chmod og+rwx " .. thread_path)
-- Write subject file
@@ -359,11 +385,15 @@ function do_new()
-- Move post file
local post_file = thread_dir -- first post and thread directory names are the same!
local newpath = path.join(thread_path, post_file)
- local ret, str = file.move(filename, newpath)
+ -- Copy first - bbs user doesn't have permissions to delete
+ local ret, str = file.copy(filename, newpath)
if not ret then
print(str)
end
os.execute("chmod og+r " .. newpath)
+ drop_privs()
+ -- Delete file to complete the move
+ file.delete(filename)
-- Done!
print("Post submitted.")
end
@@ -426,11 +456,14 @@ function do_type_reply()
local timestamp = tostring(os.time())
local newfilename = timestamp .. "-" .. username
local newpath = path.join(current_thread.directory, newfilename)
- local ret, str = file.move(filename, newpath)
+ raise_privs()
+ local ret, str = file.copy(filename, newpath)
if not ret then
print(str)
end
os.execute("chmod og+r " .. newpath)
+ drop_privs()
+ file.delete(filename)
-- Update state and show reply
current_thread_posts = get_posts(current_thread)
current_post_index = #current_thread_posts