GNU bug report logs - #75017
31.0.50; Untrusted user lisp files

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Message #41 received at 75017 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: jm <at> pub.pink, stefankangas <at> gmail.com, 75017 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#75017: 31.0.50; Untrusted user lisp files
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:27:34 +0200

On 22/12/2024 22:23, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> And Emacs will load whatever's written there on the next restart.
>> Whether the user wrote to those files, or someone else.
> Yes, and your point is..?

That whatever malicious code we try to protect against using the 
"trusted content" mechanism would be executed anyway.

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