Re: Security patch for binutils-2.11.92.0.10 (2nd try)...

["Steven J. Hill" <sjhill at cotw dot com>]

Nick Clifton wrote:
> 
> OK - I will accept that mkstemp() is more secure than mktemp(), so
> using it would be a "Good Thing (tm)".  I am just hoping that Steven
> might be prompted to change make_tempname() to return a file
> descriptor instead.  (Or more probaly, create a new function called,
> say, open_tempname() which returns a file descriptor, since I suspect
> that there will be some places where the old behaviour of
> make_tempname cannot be easily replaced.
> 
> So - Steven, do you want to do this ?  If not, I will accept your
> patch as-is, but with one proviso - please could you submit a
> ChangeLog entry as well.
> 
Sure, I will make the come up with a new function and such.

> PS.  Oh - Steven - do you have a copyright assignment on file with the
> FSF ?  If not, then I could accept the mkstemp() patch, since it is
> small and can be considered 'obvious', but a bigger patch, adding a
> new function, would require an assignment.
>
Uhh...no I do not have a copyright assignment on file. How do I do that?

-Steve

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 Steven J. Hill - Embedded SW Engineer