Ticket #2321 (new defect)

Opened 3 years ago

Last modified 3 years ago

any user can run wmiconfig -i eth0 --power maxperf

Reported by: lindi Owned by: openmoko-kernel
Priority: low Milestone:
Component: kernel Version: unspecified
Severity: normal Keywords:
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Description

I think

wmiconfig -i eth0 --power maxperf

should only work as root but it seems to have an effect even if I run it as a normal user.

Change History

comment:1 Changed 3 years ago by joerg

hmm, are there any specs saying it mustn't be changed by non-privileged users?
Privileges needed for configuration of WiFi? is a controversial subject

comment:2 Changed 3 years ago by lindi

Simple principle of least surprise. You need root privileges to set ESSID, I was surprised I could modify other parameters are a regular user. Are there any other wlan drivers that allow this?

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