GNU bug report logs - #12366
[gnu-prog-discuss] Writing unwritable files

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Paolo Bonzini <bonzini <at> gnu.org>

Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 12:14:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <meyering <at> hx.meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paolo Bonzini <bonzini <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 12366 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, gnu-prog-discuss <at> gnu.org, John Darrington <john <at> darrington.wattle.id.au>
Subject: bug#12366: [gnu-prog-discuss] bug#12366:  Writing unwritable files
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:38:00 +0200

Il 06/09/2012 19:23, Paul Eggert ha scritto:
>> > The file replacement is atomic.  The reading of the file is not.
> Sure, but the point is that from the end user's
> point of view, 'sed -i' is not atomic, and can't
> be expected to be atomic.

Atomic file replacement is what matters for security.

Paolo
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