Permissions for Garmin GPS allow access by root only

Permissions for Garmin GPS allow access by root only

[Gunther Hartmann]

Hi,

I have been asked by a mandriva guy to report this bug

https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?idU836

to this list to fix this bug upstream

Problem is  that the acl list for a Garmin GPS (GPSMAP60CSX) attached using USB is not set so that any ordinary users are allowed to open the USB port and gpsbabel fails (except for root).

Details and my hotfix are found in the above mandriva bug report. Thanks

Best Regards
Gunther

Re: Permissions for Garmin GPS allow access by root only

[Robby Workman]

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On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:30:16 +0100
Gunther Hartmann <gunther@gbha.de> wrote:

> I have been asked by a mandriva guy to report this bug
> 
> https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=55836
> 
> to this list to fix this bug upstream
> 
> Problem is  that the acl list for a Garmin GPS (GPSMAP60CSX) attached
> using USB is not set so that any ordinary users are allowed to open
> the USB port and gpsbabel fails (except for root).
> 
> Details and my hotfix are found in the above mandriva bug report.


Recent usb.ids shows this:

091e  Garmin International
        0003  GPSmap (various models)
        0004  iQue 3600
        0200  Data Card Programmer (install)
        1200  Data Card Programmer
        21a5  etrex Cx (msc)
        2295  Colorado 300
        2353  Nüvi 205T

Should any of these other product ids be included as well?
I don't own any of these, so I don't know, to be honest?

A better question perhaps - shouldn't this stuff belong
to the affected package as opposed to udev though?

-RW

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Re: Permissions for Garmin GPS allow access by root only

[Gunther Hartmann]

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Betreff: Re: Permissions for Garmin GPS allow access by root only
Von: Robby Workman <rw@rlworkman.net>
An: Gunther Hartmann <gunther@gbha.de>
CC: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Datum: Mi 16 Dez 2009 22:49:53 CET

> On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:30:16 +0100
> Gunther Hartmann <gunther@gbha.de> wrote:
> 
>> I have been asked by a mandriva guy to report this bug
>>
>> https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?idU836
>>
>> to this list to fix this bug upstream
>>
>> Problem is  that the acl list for a Garmin GPS (GPSMAP60CSX) attached
>> using USB is not set so that any ordinary users are allowed to open
>> the USB port and gpsbabel fails (except for root).
>>
>> Details and my hotfix are found in the above mandriva bug report.
> 
> 
> Recent usb.ids shows this:
> 
> 091e  Garmin International
>         0003  GPSmap (various models)
>         0004  iQue 3600
>         0200  Data Card Programmer (install)
>         1200  Data Card Programmer
>         21a5  etrex Cx (msc)
>         2295  Colorado 300
>         2353  Nüvi 205T
> 
> Should any of these other product ids be included as well?
> I don't own any of these, so I don't know, to be honest?
> 
> A better question perhaps - shouldn't this stuff belong
> to the affected package as opposed to udev though?
> 
> -RW

The usb.id 0003 is - at least - affected (GPSMap).

Regarding the packaging I have no preferences. If there is any way to
move the fix to a location that is not subject to updates of the
distribution I'm fine. But I'm no expert to udev, I have just been
digging into this problem as fas as necessary. If you can tell me where
I could locate the fix I would also post this to the GPSBABEL-Team to
publish the fix on their website.

GH