From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6953: 24.0.50; serious security bug in create backup files Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:26:44 -0400 Message-ID: <87aan1ye23.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <19583.19642.954872.847808@bugle.cse.ucsc.edu> <19583.53728.357608.629758@bugle.cse.ucsc.edu> <4mzkvs44no.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <83zkvl50ly.fsf@gnu.org> <8762xt1smh.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1285695691 7731 80.91.229.12 (28 Sep 2010 17:41:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:41:31 +0000 (UTC) Cc: markd@soe.ucsc.edu, 6953@debbugs.gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 28 19:41:29 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0eBE-0003gF-Vc for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:41:29 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60260 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P0eBE-00062r-Fj for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:41:28 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=41537 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P0eB7-00060N-Jj for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:41:22 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0eB6-0005tt-Kc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:41:21 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:43732) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0eB6-0005ti-JD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:41:20 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0duM-000297-4i; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:24:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:24:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6953 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6953-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6953.12856946368243 (code B ref 6953); Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:24:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6953) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Sep 2010 17:23:56 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0duF-00028u-Ns for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:23:55 -0400 Original-Received: from pantheon-po42.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.101]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0duD-00028m-TH for 6953@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:23:54 -0400 Original-Received: from furry (dhcp128036014154.central.yale.edu [128.36.14.154]) (authenticated bits=0) by pantheon-po42.its.yale.edu (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id o8SHQiQx028405 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:26:44 -0400 Original-Received: by furry (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 47814C018; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:26:44 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:37:57 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-YaleITSMailFilter: Version 1.2c (attachment(s) not renamed) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:24:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:40517 Archived-At: Richard Stallman writes: > How about simply not making a "~/%backup%~" file? > > Do you mean, make no backup file at all. Yeah.