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#3901 sssd returns '/' for emtpy home directories
Closed: Fixed Opened by thalman.

Closed: Fixed
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sssd returns '/' for emtpy home directories which could create security issues as users might not get trapped in a directory.

Using the following:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <pwd.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    if (argc > 1) {
        struct passwd *pwd;
        pwd = getpwnam(argv[1]);
        if (pwd != NULL) {
            printf("%s homedir: '%s'\n",
                   pwd->pw_name,
                   pwd->pw_dir);
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

$ ./a.out eviluser16798
eviluser16798 homedir: ''
$ sssd 
$ ./a.out eviluser16798
eviluser16798 homedir: '/'

Metadata Update from @jhrozek:
- Custom field rhbz adjusted to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652719

Issue linked to Bugzilla: Bug 1652719
  • master: 90f32399b4100ce39cf665649fde82d215e5eb49
  • sssd-1-16: 28792523a01a7d21bcc8931794164f253e691a68

Metadata Update from @jhrozek:
- Issue close_status updated to: Fixed
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)

Metadata Update from @jhrozek:
- Issue set to the milestone: SSSD 2.1

Metadata Update from @jhrozek:
- Custom field rhbz adjusted to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652719, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1656619 (was: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652719)

Issue linked to Bugzilla: Bug 1656619

Metadata Update from @jhrozek:
- Custom field rhbz adjusted to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652719, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1656619, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1659843 (was: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652719, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1656619)

Issue linked to Bugzilla: Bug 1659843

Metadata Update from @jhrozek:
- Custom field rhbz adjusted to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652719, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1656619, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1659843, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1660693 (was: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652719, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1656619, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1659843)

Issue linked to Bugzilla: Bug 1660693

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