GNU bug report logs - #29182
CVE-2017-1000383: umask and backup files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 21:57:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug, security, wontfix

Found in version 25.3

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #15 received at 29182 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 29182 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#29182: CVE-2017-1000383: umask and backup files
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:24:45 +0200

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:04:55 -0500
> 
> Rightly or wrong, distributions etc pay attention to CVEs, so I think
> an official response from Emacs on this issue would be good.

I'm not sure how should we provide an official response there.  The
list there is mostly of issues with very old versions, and there's a
reference to bug reports which were closed.  What else is needed?  And
what's the procedure?
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