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@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+Patch for Debian bug #163787 et al
+
+Always use the process uid, not getlogin(), to identify an applicant in
+pam_wheel; utmp may be wrong or may have no entry at all in the case of
+an xterm
+
+Authors: Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>
+
+Upstream status: submitted in <20070901175405.GA26092@dario.dodds.net>
+
+Index: pam.debian/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.c
+===================================================================
+--- pam.debian.orig/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.c
++++ pam.debian/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.c
+@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@
+ /* argument parsing */
+
+ #define PAM_DEBUG_ARG 0x0001
+-#define PAM_USE_UID_ARG 0x0002
+-#define PAM_TRUST_ARG 0x0004
+-#define PAM_DENY_ARG 0x0010
++#define PAM_TRUST_ARG 0x0002
++#define PAM_DENY_ARG 0x0004
+ #define PAM_ROOT_ONLY_ARG 0x0020
+
+ static int
+@@ -80,8 +79,7 @@
+
+ if (!strcmp(*argv,"debug"))
+ ctrl |= PAM_DEBUG_ARG;
+- else if (!strcmp(*argv,"use_uid"))
+- ctrl |= PAM_USE_UID_ARG;
++ else if (!strcmp(*argv,"use_uid")); /* ignored for compat. */
+ else if (!strcmp(*argv,"trust"))
+ ctrl |= PAM_TRUST_ARG;
+ else if (!strcmp(*argv,"deny"))
+@@ -129,27 +127,14 @@
+ }
+ }
+
+- if (ctrl & PAM_USE_UID_ARG) {
+- tpwd = pam_modutil_getpwuid (pamh, getuid());
+- if (!tpwd) {
+- if (ctrl & PAM_DEBUG_ARG) {
+- pam_syslog(pamh, LOG_NOTICE, "who is running me ?!");
+- }
+- return PAM_SERVICE_ERR;
+- }
+- fromsu = tpwd->pw_name;
+- } else {
+- fromsu = pam_modutil_getlogin(pamh);
+- if (fromsu) {
+- tpwd = pam_modutil_getpwnam (pamh, fromsu);
+- }
+- if (!fromsu || !tpwd) {
+- if (ctrl & PAM_DEBUG_ARG) {
+- pam_syslog(pamh, LOG_NOTICE, "who is running me ?!");
+- }
+- return PAM_SERVICE_ERR;
++ tpwd = pam_modutil_getpwuid (pamh, getuid());
++ if (!tpwd) {
++ if (ctrl & PAM_DEBUG_ARG) {
++ pam_syslog(pamh, LOG_NOTICE, "who is running me ?!");
+ }
++ return PAM_SERVICE_ERR;
+ }
++ fromsu = tpwd->pw_name;
+
+ /*
+ * At this point fromsu = username-of-invoker; tpwd = pwd ptr for fromsu
+Index: pam.debian/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.8.xml
+===================================================================
+--- pam.debian.orig/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.8.xml
++++ pam.debian/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.8.xml
+@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ trust
+ </arg>
+- <arg choice="opt">
+- use_uid
+- </arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+@@ -115,18 +112,6 @@
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+- <varlistentry>
+- <term>
+- <option>use_uid</option>
+- </term>
+- <listitem>
+- <para>
+- The check for wheel membership will be done against
+- the current uid instead of the original one (useful when
+- jumping with su from one account to another for example).
+- </para>
+- </listitem>
+- </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+Index: pam.debian/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.8
+===================================================================
+--- pam.debian.orig/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.8
++++ pam.debian/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.8
+@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
+ pam_wheel \- Only permit root access to members of group wheel
+ .SH "SYNOPSIS"
+ .HP \w'\fBpam_wheel\&.so\fR\ 'u
+-\fBpam_wheel\&.so\fR [debug] [deny] [group=\fIname\fR] [root_only] [trust] [use_uid]
++\fBpam_wheel\&.so\fR [debug] [deny] [group=\fIname\fR] [root_only] [trust]
+ .SH "DESCRIPTION"
+ .PP
+ The pam_wheel PAM module is used to enforce the so\-called
+@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@
+ .RS 4
+ The pam_wheel module will return PAM_SUCCESS instead of PAM_IGNORE if the user is a member of the wheel group (thus with a little play stacking the modules the wheel members may be able to su to root without being prompted for a passwd)\&.
+ .RE
+-.PP
+-\fBuse_uid\fR
+-.RS 4
+-The check for wheel membership will be done against the current uid instead of the original one (useful when jumping with su from one account to another for example)\&.
+-.RE
+ .SH "MODULE TYPES PROVIDED"
+ .PP
+ The
+Index: pam.debian/modules/pam_wheel/README
+===================================================================
+--- pam.debian.orig/modules/pam_wheel/README
++++ pam.debian/modules/pam_wheel/README
+@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@
+ modules the wheel members may be able to su to root without being prompted
+ for a passwd).
+
+-use_uid
+-
+- The check for wheel membership will be done against the current uid instead
+- of the original one (useful when jumping with su from one account to
+- another for example).
+-
+ EXAMPLES
+
+ The root account gains access by default (rootok), only wheel members can