#13579: Python sys.path security risk
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Reporter: vbraun | Owner: mvngu
Type: defect | Status:
positive_review
Priority: blocker | Milestone:
sage-5.4
Component: doctest | Resolution:
Keywords: | Work issues:
Report Upstream: Reported upstream. No feedback yet. | Reviewers: Volker
Braun, Jeroen Demeyer
Authors: Jeroen Demeyer, Volker Braun | Merged in:
Dependencies: | Stopgaps:
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Comment (by vbraun):
As I've explained before, its a terrible idea to have `test_executable`
rely on the hidden premise that somebody chdir'ed to a safe directory
before execution. Why are you so desperate to teach bad habits and booby-
trap it for future users? When I changed it in my patch, it was precisely
to be free of this hidden assumption. And you undid that for no good
reason.
I agree that its safe the way the testsuite currently uses
`test_executable`, so if you really want to ship it its at least better
than before.
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