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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-14 13:42:30 +0000
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+Tag: elevated-privileges
+Severity: warning
+Check: files/permissions
+Renamed-From:
+ setuid-binary
+ setgid-binary
+ setuid-gid-binary
+Explanation: This executable does not run with the identity of the user
+ who executes it. It runs instead with its owner ID in the file system
+ or with its group ID, or both.
+ .
+ This security-relevant setting is intentional for programs that
+ regularly acquire elevated privileges, such as <code>/bin/su</code>,
+ but can be a significant risk when it the setting is not intended.
+ .
+ Please override if needed.