Feature #6549

Prevent MAC address leak for non-root users

Added by anonym 2013-12-29 06:52:44 . Updated 2015-01-08 09:54:57 .

Status:
Confirmed
Priority:
Normal
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Start date:
2013-12-29
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% Done:

0%

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Type of work:
Code
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0
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Description

Currently macchanger $INTERFACE can be run by any user to display the real MAC address of $INTERFACE. This info leak should be prevented once we’re putting a serious effort into protections when the amnesia user is compromised.

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #7072: Research potential for deanonymization by a compromised "amnesia" user Confirmed 2018-06-04

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2013-12-29 07:05:08

  • Type of work changed from Wait to Code

(Rationale: “Wait” makes little sense without anything specific to wait for. A blocker ticket would be more appropriate, if we had one.)

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2014-06-21 14:05:08

  • related to Feature #7072: Research potential for deanonymization by a compromised "amnesia" user added

#3 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-02 18:29:46

  • Category set to Spoof MAC

#4 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-02 18:36:21

  • related to Feature #6453: Protect against fingerprinting via active Wi-Fi networks probing added

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2015-01-03 11:26:23

  • Category deleted (Spoof MAC)

(This has nothing to do with MAC spoofing, actually.)

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2015-01-03 11:26:36

  • related to deleted (Feature #6453: Protect against fingerprinting via active Wi-Fi networks probing)

#7 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-08 03:02:38

  • Category set to Spoof MAC

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2015-01-08 09:54:57

  • Category deleted (Spoof MAC)