GNU bug report logs - #18679
gzip-1.6 tests/unpack-invalid may override user file in /tmp

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: Kiyoshi KANAZAWA <yoi_no_myoujou <at> yahoo.co.jp>

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:18:02 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: Kiyoshi KANAZAWA <yoi_no_myoujou <at> yahoo.co.jp>
To: "bug-gzip <at> gnu.org" <bug-gzip <at> gnu.org>
Subject: gzip-1.6 tests/unpack-invalid may override user file in /tmp
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:16:46 +0900 (JST)

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Hello,

In file "tests/unpack-invalid", line 29
"if gzip -d <in >/tmp/out 2>/tmp/err; then"

User may be using the same file: /tmp/out & /tmp/err.
They should be created in tests directory.


--- Kiyoshi <yoi_no_myoujou <at> yahoo.co.jp>

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