branch: externals-release/org
commit e6de8408899c22e05cf62dd0b5d41c346b8f91ff
Author: Ihor Radchenko <[email protected]>
Commit: Ihor Radchenko <[email protected]>

    etc/ORG-NEWS: Announce security fix
    
    * etc/ORG-NEWS (Arbitrary shell commands are no longer run when
    turning on Org mode):
---
 etc/ORG-NEWS | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index edeb7d3ab6..21db8f43d4 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Please send Org bug reports to mailto:[email protected].
 # Here, we list the *most important* changes and changes that _likely_
 # require user action for most Org mode users.
 # Sorted from most important to least important.
+*** Arbitrary shell commands may no longer run when turning on Org mode
+
+This is for security reasons, to avoid running malicious commands.
 
 *** =python-mode.el (MELPA)= support in =ob-python.el= is removed
 

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