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| author | Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org> | 2020-01-11 21:46:43 +0000 |
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| committer | Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org> | 2020-01-11 21:46:43 +0000 |
| commit | 0d2e392e281e96d9f9f2f3dd438affe3f2563c57 (patch) | |
| tree | d04bae31cf278833de01217f6627f1b8b470ac6c /doc | |
| parent | 8280aa0c334a7ce06c55df35d9da7a99f79c3568 (diff) | |
appendfile: taint-enforce file & directory options
testsuite: bless facility
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog | 3 |
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 254ed69cc..bb2ce122c 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -22371,6 +22371,14 @@ If &%file%& or &%directory%& is set for a delivery from a redirection, it is used to determine the file or directory name for the delivery. Normally, the contents of &$address_file$& are used in some way in the string expansion. .endlist +.new +.cindex "tainted data" "in filenames" +.cindex appendfile "tainted data" +Tainted data may not be used for a file or directory name. +This means that, for instance, &$local_part$& cannot be used directly +as a component of a path. It can however be used as the key for a lookup +which returns a path (or component). +.wen .cindex "Sieve filter" "configuring &(appendfile)&" diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog index 2b5b592c5..27292954a 100644 --- a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog @@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ JH/19 Bug 2507: Modules: on handling a dynamic-module (lookups) open failure, were used, and the second one (for mainlog/paniclog) retrieved null information. +JH/20 Taint checking: disallow use of tainted data for the appendfile transport + file and directory options. Previously this was permitted. + Exim version 4.93 ----------------- |