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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.deb/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.c
===================================================================
--- pam.deb.orig/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.c
+++ pam.deb/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.deb/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.8.xml
===================================================================
--- pam.deb.orig/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.8.xml
+++ pam.deb/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.deb/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.8
===================================================================
--- pam.deb.orig/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.8
+++ pam.deb/modules/pam_wheel/pam_wheel.8
@@ -1,161 +1,13 @@
+'\" t
 .\"     Title: pam_wheel
 .\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section]
-.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.74.0 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\"      Date: 03/02/2009
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.75.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\"      Date: 08/24/2009
 .\"    Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
 .\"    Source: Linux-PAM Manual
 .\"  Language: English
 .\"
-.TH "PAM_WHEEL" "8" "03/02/2009" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
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+.TH "PAM_WHEEL" "8" "08/24/2009" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
 .\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
 .\" * set default formatting
 .\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -166,13 +18,11 @@
 .\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
 .\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
 .\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
-.SH "Name"
+.SH "NAME"
 pam_wheel \- Only permit root access to members of group wheel
-.SH "Synopsis"
-.fam C
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
 .HP \w'\fBpam_wheel\&.so\fR\ 'u
-\fBpam_wheel\&.so\fR [debug] [deny] [group=\fIname\fR] [root_only] [trust] [use_uid]
-.fam
+\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
@@ -213,11 +63,6 @@
 .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
@@ -268,26 +113,12 @@
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-
 su      auth     sufficient     pam_rootok\&.so
 su      auth     required       pam_wheel\&.so
 su      auth     required       pam_unix\&.so
       
-.EB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
-.if t \{\
-.sp 1
-.\}
 .fi
-.fam
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Index: pam.deb/modules/pam_wheel/README
===================================================================
--- pam.deb.orig/modules/pam_wheel/README
+++ pam.deb/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