[PATCH V1] libmbim-glib, proxy: allow non-root users to communicate with the proxy

[Prathmesh Prabhu]

The following relaxations are made in the access control:
* Remove the restriction that root must launch the proxy
* Allow root or the same user who launched the proxy to communicate with it.

---
 src/libmbim-glib/mbim-proxy.c | 11 +----------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/libmbim-glib/mbim-proxy.c b/src/libmbim-glib/mbim-proxy.c
index 7677cc6..a3ba9af 100644
--- a/src/libmbim-glib/mbim-proxy.c
+++ b/src/libmbim-glib/mbim-proxy.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ incoming_cb (GSocketService *service,
         return;
     }

-    if (uid != 0) {
+    if (uid != 0 && uid != getuid()) {
         g_warning ("Client not allowed: Not enough privileges");
         return;
     }
@@ -1214,15 +1214,6 @@ mbim_proxy_new (GError **error)
 {
     MbimProxy *self;

-    /* Only root can run the mbim-proxy */
-    if (getuid () != 0) {
-        g_set_error (error,
-                     MBIM_CORE_ERROR,
-                     MBIM_CORE_ERROR_FAILED,
-                     "Not enough privileges");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
     self = g_object_new (MBIM_TYPE_PROXY, NULL);
     if (!setup_socket_service (self, error))
         g_clear_object (&self);
--
2.1.0.rc2.206.gedb03e5