Changeset 104246 in vbox

Timestamp:

Apr 9, 2024 9:03:52 AM (12 months ago)

Author:

vboxsync

svn:sync-xref-src-repo-rev:

162698

Message:

Installer/linux/vboxdrv.sh: VirtualBox was split a while back, so use VirtualBoxVM for testing for the set-uid-to-root/hardening stuff. bugref:10642

File:

• trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/vboxdrv.sh (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/vboxdrv.sh

@@ -86 +86 @@
     exit 0
 fi
-VIRTUALBOX="${INSTALL_DIR}/VirtualBox"
 VBOXMANAGE="${INSTALL_DIR}/VBoxManage"
 BUILDINTMP="${MODULE_SRC}/build_in_tmp"
-if test -u "${VIRTUALBOX}"; then
+
+# If the VirtualBoxVM file has the set-uid bit set or if it doesn't exist, setup vboxdrv
+# in hardened mode.  Otherwise, do the developer mode using vboxusers for access control.
+if test -u "${INSTALL_DIR}/VirtualBoxVM" || test '!' -e "${INSTALL_DIR}/VirtualBoxVM"; then
     GROUP=root
     DEVICE_MODE=0600