From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19858: 25.0.50; Docstring bug in make-temp-name Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:46:41 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87y4o1wk3o.fsf@wmi.amu.edu.pl> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1424231299 15815 80.91.229.3 (18 Feb 2015 03:48:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 03:48:19 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 19858@debbugs.gnu.org, Marcin Borkowski To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Feb 18 04:48:11 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YNvcQ-0008Vr-1m for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 18 Feb 2015 04:48:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48246 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YNvcP-0001qC-JU for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:48:09 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:56360) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YNvcL-0001q7-V0 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:48:06 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YNvcI-0002a5-LI for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:48:05 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:55598) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YNvcI-0002a1-IU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:48:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YNvcI-0003qW-Co for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:48:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 03:48:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 19858 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 19858-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B19858.142423122414717 (code B ref 19858); Wed, 18 Feb 2015 03:48:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 19858) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Feb 2015 03:47:04 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46838 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YNvbL-0003pG-Jj for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:47:04 -0500 Original-Received: from pruche.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.22]:52108) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YNvbJ-0003or-IR for 19858@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:47:01 -0500 Original-Received: from pastel.home (lechon.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.242]) by pruche.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id t1I3kxVw010971; Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:46:59 -0500 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id EB9741E3C; Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:46:41 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: (Glenn Morris's message of "Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:33:56 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Flag: NO X-NAI-Spam-Threshold: 5 X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV5220=0 X-NAI-Spam-Version: 2.3.0.9393 : core <5220> : inlines <2217> : streams <1392085> : uri <1858029> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:99531 Archived-At: >> make-temp-file can also create a temp file in the user's home directory >> (so your criticism also applies to the first point). >> The issue is simply that in cases other than the above two, using >> make-temp-name is *dangerous*. > Why's it not dangerous in HOME? Presumably, HOME is only writable by yourself, so you can presume that there's no attacker trying play race-condition tricks on you in there to try and get to run code under your UID. Stefan