[Bug 293490] New: A Way Around Root Permissions

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293490

           Summary: A Way Around Root Permissions
           Product: kde
           Version: 4.6
          Platform: Debian testing
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: aaa237pw at cogeco.ca


Version:           4.6 (using KDE 4.6.5) 
OS:                Linux

My apologies. I do not know who wants to claim ownership of this issue. Please
distribute as you see fit. Thank You.

I downloaded Firefox10 and after declining Adobe I found ~/.adobe and
~/.macromedia folders in my user directory. I tried everything to try to
prevent this from happening. I finally applied root forbidden permissions on
the user folders. When I closed Firefox10 I found the root folders now had user
permissions and files were populating the folders.

ps: I must have done something right because now Adobe gives me an internal
error instead of the splash screen. Success in part.

I don't know how Adobe does it but I found a way to do it.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Apply root permissions to a user folder - as a user rename the folder
(apparently this is allowed) - as a user recreate the original folder with user
permissions.

i.e.
as root create a folder /.adobe with forbidden permissions
as a user rename the folder /.adobe.???
as a user create a folder /.adobe with normal permissions


Actual Results:  
The folder with root forbidden permissions has now changed to user permissions
that allow entry.

Expected Results:  
A user should not be allowed to rename a root folder.

Hope this helps.

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