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27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords

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Message #30 received at 30190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 30190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net,
 Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#30190: 27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2018 11:26:48 +0900 (JST)

On Sat, 3 Feb 2018, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

>> From: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>
>> Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2018 01:15:54 +0900
>> Cc: 30190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>>
>> Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net> writes:
>>
>>> Yes, seems to have been the case for a long time, I can reproduce back
>>> to 24.3 (oldest Emacs version I have running).
>> This is a security risk.  I would like to have it fixed ASAP.
>> Below patch seems to work.  Any feedback would be appreciated.
>
> My feedback is that such a radical solution with so many lines of code
> is a no-no for the release branch.  Please look for a simpler
> solution, perhaps don't create a new file?
OK, I will prepare one less verbose by today.
I agree it would be nice to have it in the next release.

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