GNU bug report logs - #30190
27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:17:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed, fixed, security

Found in versions 27.0.50, 24.3

Fixed in version 26.2

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #137 received at 30190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 30190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#30190: 27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 22:00:31 -0400

Thanks.

> -    (setq str (term-read-noecho "Non-echoed text: " t)))
> +    (setq str (read-passwd "Non-echoed text: ")))

I believe this remove the last use of term-read-noecho, so I think we
can then get rid of it (or at least mark it obsolete).


        Stefan
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