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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Adam Plaice <plaiceadam@gmail.com>
Cc: 37656@debbugs.gnu.org, stefan@marxist.se
Subject: bug#37656: 27.0.50; Arbitrary code execution with special `mode:'
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 20:09:16 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83d0ewehxf.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAJw81dYvV2vA9Rmq-1psqO+D5cHBX9JO55j6ww=zft+d-EWE=A@mail.gmail.com> (message from Adam Plaice on Wed, 16 Oct 2019 13:51:57 +0200)

> From: Adam Plaice <plaiceadam@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 13:51:57 +0200
> Cc: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>, 37656@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > This feature was described as "deprecated", but where and why did we
> > deprecate it?
> 
> I think bug#8613 is where the decision was made.  The deprecation is
> mentioned in files.el and the manual warns against using `mode:' for
> minor modes in:
> (info "(emacs) Specifying File Variables")

OK, thanks.

However, I don't think that removing the feature will solve the more
general problem in this bug report.





  reply	other threads:[~2019-10-16 17:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <CAJw81dZZmX=z-YFDwvEkuWR6xH+cf=mR9h-fcZTphwdXWrA5wg@mail.gmail.com>
2019-10-15 22:27 ` bug#37656: 27.0.50; Arbitrary code execution with special `mode:' Stefan Kangas
     [not found] ` <CADwFkmnqfbsEEWkWMA2xnN1O+-JsTcCKrSYv0e3g1+jXrxRY5g@mail.gmail.com>
2019-10-15 22:55   ` Stefan Kangas
2019-10-15 23:17     ` Stefan Kangas
2019-10-16  0:35     ` Adam Plaice
2019-10-16  7:57       ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-10-16  0:55     ` Phil Sainty
     [not found]     ` <CADwFkmk+03=J8YUy51xzBxSK2+u0DuMLq3Ur63Wr_YWv6e=C=g@mail.gmail.com>
2019-10-16  7:58       ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-10-16 11:51         ` Adam Plaice
2019-10-16 17:09           ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2019-10-16 19:09             ` Phil Sainty
2019-10-16 19:34               ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-10-16 21:02               ` Adam Plaice
2019-10-08  8:48 bug#37656: 27.0.50; Opening file with specially crafted local variables can cause arbitrary code execution Inbox x adam plaice
2019-10-15 21:05 ` bug#37656: 27.0.50; Arbitrary code execution with special `mode:' adam plaice

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