I've checked in 0.97.2 in Oneiric, and the socket mode is now 0666, as specified in /etc/clamav/clamav-milter.conf. So the execute permission is gone. The world read/write mode is still present.
root@utest-oos32:~# cat /etc/clamav/clamav-milter.conf |grep Mode MilterSocketMode 666 root@utest-oos32:~# cat /etc/clamav/clamav-milter.conf |grep MilterSocket MilterSocket /var/run/clamav/clamav-milter.ctl root@utest-oos32:~# stat /var/run/clamav/clamav-milter.ctl File: `/var/run/clamav/clamav-milter.ctl' Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 socket Device: fh/15d Inode: 8078 Links: 1 Access: (0666/srw-rw-rw-) Uid: ( 104/ clamav) Gid: ( 112/ clamav) The same is true in clamav 0.96.5 which is in Hardy, Lucid and Maverick. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/430418 Title: clamav-milter socket permissions wrong To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/clamav/+bug/430418/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs