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bug#29182: CVE-2017-1000383: umask and backup files
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Stefan Kangas |
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bug#29182: CVE-2017-1000383: umask and backup files |
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Tue, 8 Oct 2019 11:24:55 +0200 |
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> writes:
> It is a silly CVE, but IMO backups belong by default in a private
> subdirectory of user-emacs-directory (user-data-directory if such a
> thing existed).
That's what I do, personally. But it's not unproblematic to do that
by default, in my opinion. What if I'm editing a file on an encrypted
filesystem, thinking that it's safe there, and Emacs silently saves a
copy of said file in my home directory on an unencrypted file system?
Best regards,
Stefan Kangas