Changeset 44594 in vbox

Timestamp:

Feb 8, 2013 8:53:41 AM (12 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

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

83672

Message:

HostDrivers, Installer/linux: properly handle the unrestricted device

Location:

trunk/src/VBox

Files:

• HostDrivers/Support/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c (modified) (1 diff)
• Installer/linux/installer-common.sh (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/VBox/HostDrivers/Support/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c

@@ -485 +485 @@
 #ifdef VBOX_WITH_HARDENING
     /*
-     * Only root is allowed to access the device, enforce it!
-     */
-    if (vboxdrvLinuxEuid() != 0 /* root */ )
+     * Only root is allowed to access the unrestricted device, enforce it!
+     */
+    if (   fUnrestricted
+        && vboxdrvLinuxEuid() != 0 /* root */ )
     {
         Log(("VBoxDrvLinuxCreate: euid=%d, expected 0 (root)\n", vboxdrvLinuxEuid()));

trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/installer-common.sh

@@ -26 +26 @@
 
     echo "KERNEL==\"vboxdrv\", NAME=\"vboxdrv\", OWNER=\"root\", GROUP=\"$VBOXDRV_GRP\", MODE=\"$VBOXDRV_MODE\""
+    echo "KERNEL==\"vboxdrvu\", NAME=\"vboxdrvu\", OWNER=\"root\", GROUP=\"root\", MODE=\"0666\""
     echo "KERNEL==\"vboxnetctl\", NAME=\"vboxnetctl\", OWNER=\"root\", GROUP=\"$VBOXDRV_GRP\", MODE=\"$VBOXDRV_MODE\""
 }