+ // the seteuid() is probably uneeded (at least thats what the linux
+ // man-page says about setuid(2)) but we cargo culted it anyway
+ if (seteuid(pw->pw_uid) != 0)
+ return _error->Errno("seteuid", "Failed to seteuid");
+
+ // Verify that the user has only a single group, and the correct one
+ gid_t groups[1];
+ if (getgroups(1, groups) != 1)
+ return _error->Errno("getgroups", "Could not get new groups");
+ if (groups[0] != pw->pw_gid)
+ return _error->Error("Could not switch group");
+
+ // Verify that gid, egid, uid, and euid changed
+ if (getgid() != pw->pw_gid)
+ return _error->Error("Could not switch group");
+ if (getegid() != pw->pw_gid)
+ return _error->Error("Could not switch effective group");
+ if (getuid() != pw->pw_uid)
+ return _error->Error("Could not switch user");
+ if (geteuid() != pw->pw_uid)
+ return _error->Error("Could not switch effective user");
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GETRESUID
+ // verify that the saved set-user-id was changed as well
+ uid_t ruid = 0;
+ uid_t euid = 0;
+ uid_t suid = 0;
+ if (getresuid(&ruid, &euid, &suid))
+ return _error->Errno("getresuid", "Could not get saved set-user-ID");
+ if (suid != pw->pw_uid)
+ return _error->Error("Could not switch saved set-user-ID");
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GETRESGID
+ // verify that the saved set-group-id was changed as well
+ gid_t rgid = 0;
+ gid_t egid = 0;
+ gid_t sgid = 0;
+ if (getresgid(&rgid, &egid, &sgid))
+ return _error->Errno("getresuid", "Could not get saved set-group-ID");
+ if (sgid != pw->pw_gid)
+ return _error->Error("Could not switch saved set-group-ID");
+#endif
+
+ // Check that uid and gid changes do not work anymore
+ if (pw->pw_gid != old_gid && (setgid(old_gid) != -1 || setegid(old_gid) != -1))
+ return _error->Error("Could restore a gid to root, privilege dropping did not work");
+
+ if (pw->pw_uid != old_uid && (setuid(old_uid) != -1 || seteuid(old_uid) != -1))
+ return _error->Error("Could restore a uid to root, privilege dropping did not work");
+