GNU bug report logs - #4218
Security assertion needs modification or more detail

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>

Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:50:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
To: bug-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Security assertion needs modification or more detail
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:40:56 +0100

The docstring for compile-command says: "This variable is safe as a
file local variable if its value satisfies the predicate `stringp'."
I'd say this is arguable, as it can be set to an arbitrary command
e.g. "send-me-all-your-passwords; make -k".

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