File arpwatch-2.1a11-drop-privs.dif of Package arpwatch

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File arpwatch-2.1a11-drop-privs.dif of Package arpwatch

diff -ruN ../arpwatch-2.1a15.orig/arpwatch.c ./arpwatch.c
--- ../arpwatch-2.1a15.orig/arpwatch.c	2008-11-12 15:16:19.000000000 +0100
+++ ./arpwatch.c	2008-11-12 16:31:50.000000000 +0100
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
+#include <grp.h>
 
 #include <pcap.h>
 
@@ -152,6 +154,52 @@
 #endif
 __dead	void usage(void) __attribute__((volatile));
 
+void dropprivileges(const char* user)
+{
+	struct passwd* pw;
+	pw = getpwnam( user );
+	if ( pw ) {
+		char *arpfiledir;
+		char *lastslash;
+
+		arpfiledir = malloc(strlen(arpfile)+1);
+		if(arpfiledir == NULL) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR, "Fatal: malloc().");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		strcpy(arpfiledir, arpfile);
+		lastslash = strrchr(arpfiledir, '/');
+		if(lastslash == NULL) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR, "Fatal: cannot determine directory of %s", arpfile);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		lastslash[0]='\0';
+
+
+		/* files arp.dat.eth0- and arp.dat.eth0.new that are created
+			as backup/lastversion and for temporary storage are
+			deleted before created again. */
+		if ( chown ( arpfile, pw->pw_uid, pw->pw_gid) != 0 ||
+			chown ( arpfiledir, pw->pw_uid, pw->pw_gid) != 0  ) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR, "Fatal: could not chown %s and %s to %d,%d).",
+				arpfiledir,arpfile, pw->pw_uid, pw->pw_gid);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		free(arpfiledir);
+		if ( initgroups(pw->pw_name, pw->pw_gid) != 0 || setgid(pw->pw_gid) != 0 ||
+				 setuid(pw->pw_uid) != 0 ) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR, "Fatal: Couldn't change to user/group '%.32s' uid=%d gid=%d", user,
+						 pw->pw_uid, pw->pw_gid);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		syslog(LOG_ERR, "No such user: '%.32s'", user);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "arpwatch running as uid=%d gid=%d", getuid(), getgid());
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -164,6 +212,7 @@
 	register char *interface, *rfilename;
 	struct bpf_program code;
 	char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE];
+	char* serveruser = NULL;
 
 	if (argv[0] == NULL)
 		prog = "arpwatch";
@@ -181,7 +230,7 @@
 	interface = NULL;
 	rfilename = NULL;
 	pd = NULL;
-	while ((op = getopt(argc, argv, "df:i:n:Nr:")) != EOF)
+	while ((op = getopt(argc, argv, "df:i:n:Nr:u:")) != EOF)
 		switch (op) {
 
 		case 'd':
@@ -213,6 +262,16 @@
 			rfilename = optarg;
 			break;
 
+		case 'u':
+			if ( optarg ) {
+				serveruser = strdup(optarg);
+			}
+			else {
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s: Need username after -u\n", prog);
+				usage();
+			}
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			usage();
 		}
@@ -295,8 +354,11 @@
 	 * Revert to non-privileged user after opening sockets
 	 * (not needed on most systems).
 	 */
-	setgid(getgid());
-	setuid(getuid());
+	/*setgid(getgid());*/
+	/*setuid(getuid());*/
+	if ( serveruser ) {
+		dropprivileges( serveruser );
+	}
 
 	/* Must be ethernet or fddi or tokenring */
 	linktype = pcap_datalink(pd);
@@ -842,6 +904,6 @@
 
 	(void)fprintf(stderr, "Version %s\n", version);
 	(void)fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-dN] [-f datafile] [-i interface]"
-	    " [-n net[/width]] [-r file]\n", prog);
+	    " [-n net[/width]] [-r file] [-u username]\n", prog);
 	exit(1);
 }

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