From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6953: 24.0.50; serious security bug in create backup files Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:48:59 -0400 Message-ID: <4mzkvs44no.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> References: <19583.19642.954872.847808@bugle.cse.ucsc.edu> <19583.53728.357608.629758@bugle.cse.ucsc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1283962226 12478 80.91.229.12 (8 Sep 2010 16:10:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:10:26 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6953@debbugs.gnu.org, Mark Diekhans To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 08 18:10:22 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 1OtNE5-0001Dy-72 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:10:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50572 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OtNE4-0001DV-62 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:10:20 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=33707 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OtNDv-0001Bf-Ia for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:10:12 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OtNDu-0000X6-D8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:10:11 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:58089) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OtNDu-0000X0-Ab for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:10:10 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OtMsU-0003Yn-65; Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:48:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:48:02 +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=B6953.128396082413677 (code B ref 6953); Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:48:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6953) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Sep 2010 15:47:04 +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 1OtMrX-0003YY-Vl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:47:04 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OtMrV-0003YC-Jn for 6953@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:47:01 -0400 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OtMtP-0002IV-3w; Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:48:59 -0400 X-Spook: Maple Chobetsu Audiotel Albania csystems Medco passwd X-Ran: 79A`yrhB)[{Y8qI&6%g%eEPZ{&C&^S"q^HfV;Fh X-Hue: blue X-Attribution: GM In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Wed\, 08 Sep 2010 10\:52\:15 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:48:02 -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:40042 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier wrote: >> An attempt at a proper fix (the manual would also need updating): > > Wouldn't it be better to close the window in backup-buffer-copy? Sorry, what window in backup-buffer-copy? You mean in the case where to-name is in a different directory to from-name, eg due to backup-directory-alist?