GNU bug report logs - #15522
gzcmp/gzdiff + gznew shell scripts use temporary files unsafely

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: Rich Burridge <rich.burridge <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 00:21:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Rich Burridge <rich.burridge <at> oracle.com>, 15522 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15522: gzcmp/gzdiff + gznew shell scripts use temporary files unsafely
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 18:47:28 -0700

Rich Burridge wrote:
> it would be better for these commands to use mktemp

That was done in gzip 1.3.10, released 2006-12-30.
Is this not working for you?  If not, why not?
This bug report was last modified 11 years and 254 days ago.

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