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From: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
To: Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
Cc: Steve Kemp <steve@steve.org.uk>, 17428@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17428: Bug#747100: emacs23: Insecure use of temporary files in included lisp libraries/packages
Date: Tue, 06 May 2014 23:48:28 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <71mweul04z.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r4466yxs.fsf@trouble.defaultvalue.org> (Rob Browning's message of "Tue, 06 May 2014 22:38:07 -0500")


>> lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el:
>>   In the function `gnus-grab-cam-face` the file "/tmp/gnus.face.ppm" is
>>  used, blindly allowing the existing file to be truncated, and symlinks
>>  followed.

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00055.html

>> lisp/emacs-lisp/find-gc.el:
>>   In the function `trace-call-tree` there are some horrific invocations
>>  of the csh, which manipulate the directory and symlinks beneath "/tmp/esrc".

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00056.html

>> lisp/net/browse-url.el
>>   In the function `browse-url-mosaic` the file "/tmp/Mosaic.$PID" is blindly
>>  overwritten.  Suspect this whole function is obsolete though :)

Not an (Emacs) bug.

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00057.html

>> lisp/net/tramp.el
>>   The function `tramp-uudecode`, a fallback if a real uudecoding binary
>>  is not present, blindly uses "/tmp/tramp.$PID", truncating and removing
>>  the file.

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00060.html





  reply	other threads:[~2014-05-07  3:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <20140505143834.GA5032@steve.org.uk>
2014-05-07  3:38 ` bug#17428: Bug#747100: emacs23: Insecure use of temporary files in included lisp libraries/packages Rob Browning
2014-05-07  3:48   ` Glenn Morris [this message]
2014-05-08  9:02   ` Steve Kemp
2014-05-08  9:03   ` Steve Kemp
     [not found]   ` <1399539828.22874.0@ssh>
2014-05-08 16:22     ` bug#17428: " Glenn Morris
2014-05-08 18:14       ` Glenn Morris
2014-05-08 16:34   ` Steve Kemp

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