GNU bug report logs - #52011
pkexec: PATH environment variable

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Package: guix;

Reported by: "Hamzeh Nasajpour" <h.nasajpour <at> pantherx.org>

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2021 08:04:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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Message #14 received at 52011 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com>
To: Hamzeh Nasajpour <h.nasajpour <at> pantherx.org>, 52011 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: pkexec: PATH environment variable
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:10:06 +0200

Am Sonntag, dem 28.11.2021 um 11:09 +0330 schrieb Hamzeh Nasajpour:
> Hi Lillana,
> 
> Thanks for your response and sorry for delay.
> 
> > We could inject /run/current-system, given that /run likewise ought
> > to be root-writable 
> > only, but I'm not sure how much that helps.  The obvious solution
> > is to
> > use canonical (store) paths with pkexec.
> 
> Honestly, I couldn't find out your solution. Can you clarify it?
That is instead of writing "pkexec sh", write "pkexec /run/current-
system/profile/bin/sh" or similar.

Cheers
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