GNU bug report logs - #6953
24.0.50; serious security bug in create backup files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mark Diekhans <markd <at> soe.ucsc.edu>

Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:13:02 UTC

Severity: important

Found in version 24.0.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, markd <at> soe.ucsc.edu, 6953 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6953: 24.0.50; serious security bug in create backup files
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:26:44 -0400

Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

>     How about simply not making a "~/%backup%~" file?
>
> Do you mean, make no backup file at all.

Yeah.
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