GNU bug report logs - #6054
23.1; movemail symlink race condition

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eduard Wiebe <usenet <at> pusto.de>

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:03:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.1

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

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From: Eduard Wiebe <usenet <at> pusto.de>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.1; movemail symlink race condition
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:02:11 +0200

Dan Rosenberg discovered movemail symlink race condition under Ubuntu
GNU/Linux distribution.  Here some details:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-919-1

In the mean time a patch is available under:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/531569

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Eduard Wiebe
Reply sent to Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>:
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Notification sent to Eduard Wiebe <usenet <at> pusto.de>:
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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Eduard Wiebe <usenet <at> pusto.de>
Cc: 6054-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6054: 23.1; movemail symlink race condition
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:40:13 -0400

Eduard Wiebe <usenet <at> pusto.de> writes:

> Dan Rosenberg discovered movemail symlink race condition under Ubuntu
> GNU/Linux distribution.  Here some details:
> http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-919-1
>
> In the mean time a patch is available under:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/531569

The fix is already in the branch.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 26 May 2010 11:24:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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