Bug 274053

Summary:	partitionmanager starts a browser as root
Product:	[Applications] partitionmanager	Reporter:	FabiB <plusfabi>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Volker Lanz <vl>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	cfeck
Priority:	NOR
Version:	1.0.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description FabiB 2011-05-24 19:07:22 UTC

Version:           1.0.3 (using KDE 4.6.2) 
OS:                Linux

After format (or something else) you can whatch the output in an "external browser", if you click this, the browser will started as root witch is a high risk.

The same when you click in partitionmanager help>report a bug, it will start the browser with a root too

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
systemsettings > partitionmanager > check your filesystem. now at the bottom of the new window after the operation, you can click details and external browser.

Actual Results:  
your systembrowser will start with as root

Expected Results:  
should started as normal user or not started, only create a logfile

i know we can close the browser but i have seen it how my father surft the day long with root-opera after he formated his new usb stick.

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2011-06-14 13:44:53 UTC

Partition Manager should probably use the KAuth framework with appropiate root action helpers instead of running as root entirely. This is a big task, unfortunately.

Comment 2 Volker Lanz 2011-08-28 10:19:40 UTC

Christoph's analysis is correct. Both parts :-(

Comment 3 Volker Lanz 2011-08-28 11:12:32 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 259678 ***