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The 3.11 merge window opens

The 3.11 merge window opens

Posted Jul 4, 2013 10:49 UTC (Thu) by alonz (subscriber, #815)
Parent article: The 3.11 merge window opens

O_TMPFILE is a really welcome enhancement to temporary file semantics… and when properly combined with linkat() support added in f4e0c30, this can really spell an end to many temp-file vulnerabilities.

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The 3.11 merge window opens

Posted Jul 4, 2013 14:01 UTC (Thu) by iq-0 (subscriber, #36655) [Link]

90% of the problem with temporary file semantics is that you're still fighting an uphill battle against the oblivious and ignorant. Many developers don't know or care about temporary file semantics or their consequences.

But I do agree that they can help in easier writing of safer code, when used.


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