[Konsole-devel] [Bug 71651] New: exit command resolves to previous user, even root, allowing root access by others

[Wray Hammer]

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http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71651     
           Summary: exit command resolves to previous user, even root,
                    allowing root access by others
           Product: konsole
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Unlisted Binaries
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: konsole-devel at kde.org
        ReportedBy: whammer at tampabay.rr.com


Version:           1,2,1 (using KDE KDE 3.1)
Installed from:    Unspecified Linux
Compiler:          used Mandrake 9.1 install disks and all security, bug, and normal updates 1 January 2004 

I logged in to KDE as user, opened Konsole, su'ed to root, later used command 'su wray' to return to my user login. When I tried to close Konsole with command 'exit', I was returned to the root account--if I had walked away and someone mean came by, he could become root with exit command.  Tried exit again and it returned me to user (wray) account.  Now I know 'exit' exits the account if you su'ed, and exits Konsole only if no su performed.