GNU bug report logs - #11055
23.4; move-file-to-trash bug in files.el.gz with patch

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: David Casperson <david_ghost <at> me.com>

Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:41:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.4

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: David Casperson <david_ghost <at> me.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.4; move-file-to-trash bug in files.el.gz with patch
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:51:34 -0700
1.  Create a file whose name is not a legal regular expression, e.g.,
    =E2=80=9C~/[=E2=80=9C.=20
2.  Provoke move-to-trash, for instance
    M-x eval-expression
    (move-file-to-trash (expand-file-name =E2=80=9C~/[=E2=80=9C))

The problem comes from using file-names as regular expressions without
quoting.  Here is a potential patch.  You may use and copy-left as you
see fit.=20=20

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D
*** files-original.el	Wed Jan 11 04:35:01 2012
--- files.el	Tue Mar 20 19:37:20 2012
***************
*** 6239,6248 ****
  	 ;; If `trash-directory' is non-nil, move the file there.
  	 (let* ((trash-dir   (expand-file-name trash-directory))
  		(fn          (directory-file-name (expand-file-name filename)))
  		(new-fn      (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory fn)
  					       trash-dir)))
  	   ;; We can't trash a parent directory of trash-directory.
! 	   (if (string-match fn trash-dir)
  	       (error "Trash directory `%s' is a subdirectory of `%s'"
  		      trash-dir filename))
  	   (unless (file-directory-p trash-dir)
--- 6239,6249 ----
  	 ;; If `trash-directory' is non-nil, move the file there.
  	 (let* ((trash-dir   (expand-file-name trash-directory))
  		(fn          (directory-file-name (expand-file-name filename)))
+                 (fn-pattern  (regexp-quote fn))
  		(new-fn      (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory fn)
  					       trash-dir)))
  	   ;; We can't trash a parent directory of trash-directory.
! 	   (if (string-match fn-pattern trash-dir)
  	       (error "Trash directory `%s' is a subdirectory of `%s'"
  		      trash-dir filename))
  	   (unless (file-directory-p trash-dir)
***************
*** 6267,6283 ****
  					"~/.local/share"))))
  		(trash-files-dir (expand-file-name "files" xdg-data-dir))
  		(trash-info-dir (expand-file-name "info" xdg-data-dir))
! 		(fn (directory-file-name (expand-file-name filename))))
=20=20
  	   ;; Check if we have permissions to delete.
  	   (unless (file-writable-p (directory-file-name
  				     (file-name-directory fn)))
  	     (error "Cannot move %s to trash: Permission denied" filename))
  	   ;; The trashed file cannot be the trash dir or its parent.
! 	   (if (string-match fn trash-files-dir)
  	       (error "The trash directory %s is a subdirectory of %s"
  		      trash-files-dir filename))
! 	   (if (string-match fn trash-info-dir)
  	       (error "The trash directory %s is a subdirectory of %s"
  		      trash-info-dir filename))
=20=20
--- 6268,6285 ----
  					"~/.local/share"))))
  		(trash-files-dir (expand-file-name "files" xdg-data-dir))
  		(trash-info-dir (expand-file-name "info" xdg-data-dir))
! 		(fn (directory-file-name (expand-file-name filename)))
!                 (fn-pattern (regexp-quote fn)))
=20=20
  	   ;; Check if we have permissions to delete.
  	   (unless (file-writable-p (directory-file-name
  				     (file-name-directory fn)))
  	     (error "Cannot move %s to trash: Permission denied" filename))
  	   ;; The trashed file cannot be the trash dir or its parent.
! 	   (if (string-match fn-pattern trash-files-dir)
  	       (error "The trash directory %s is a subdirectory of %s"
  		      trash-files-dir filename))
! 	   (if (string-match fn-pattern trash-info-dir)
  	       (error "The trash directory %s is a subdirectory of %s"
  		      trash-info-dir filename))
=20=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D

HTH,
David Casperson


In GNU Emacs 23.4.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin, NS apple-appkit-1038.36)
of 2012-01-29 on bob.porkrind.org
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.1138
configured using `configure  '--host=3Dx86_64-apple-darwin' '--build=3Di686=
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x86_64-apple-darwin' 'CC=3Dgcc -mmacosx-version-min=3D10.5''

Important settings:
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  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Text

Minor modes in effect:
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C-s C-l C-a C-SPC C-M-f C-f C-w C-o C-n C-n C-SPC C-M-f=20
C-f M-w C-o C-y C-x C-s M-` C-g M-x m a n <return>=20
d i f f <return> C-o C-v C-v C-v C-v C-v C-v C-v C-o=20
C-x C-j C-x 4 b f i <tab> ? l <tab> <return> C-x C-j=20
C M-p M-b M-b M-b M-f - o r i g i n a l <return> C-o=20
C-o g C-x <escape> <escape> M-p C-g C M-p C-g C-o g=20
p m m ! <return> g d x y e s <return> M-! i d f f <backspace>=20
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> d i f f SPC - C=20
3 SPC C-x 9 r f i l e <tab> s <tab> - <tab> <return>=20
SPC f i l e s . e <tab> <return> C-o C-v C-v C-v C-o=20
p f C-x 1 C-s m o v e C-g C-s ( d e f u n SPC m o v=20
e C-a C-n C-f C-f C-f C-SPC C-n C-a C-w C-x C-s C-n=20
C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-e M-z " C-x C-s=20
C-x C-j C-x <escape> <escape> M-p <return> p o C-s=20
C-s C-a C-n C-SPC C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n=20
C-n C-n C-n M-w C-o C-n f C-a C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p=20
C-p C-p C-p C-p C-y C-M-k C-k C-x C-s C-o C-v C-o C-x=20
<escape> <escape> <return> C-o C-v C-v C-x C-s C-g=20
C-x C-w f i l e s - d i f f . t x t <return> M-x r=20
e p o r <tab> <return>

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Saving file /Users/casper/Library/emacs/lisp/Files/files.el...
Wrote /Users/casper/Library/emacs/lisp/Files/files.el
Quit
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