GNU bug report logs - #17494
grep bug report: "GREP_OPTIONS" allows a user to break shell script

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Package: grep;

Reported by: "Nadav Har'El" <nyh <at> cloudius-systems.com>

Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 22:21:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #22 received at 17494 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Nadav Har'El <nyh <at> cloudius-systems.com>, 17494 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: "GREP_OPTIONS" allows a user to break shell script
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:21:54 -0700

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
Attached is a proposed patch that starts to address this longstanding 
problem by deprecating GREP_OPTIONS and warning if it's used.  We can 
remove the dangerous feature in a later release.  Comments?

[0001-grep-make-GREP_OPTIONS-obsolescent.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
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