Document the race with sudoedit_checkdir in 1.8.15.

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Todd C. Miller
2016-01-20 11:00:05 -07:00
parent 42671f6b95
commit ec37504dfb
3 changed files with 11 additions and 8 deletions

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@@ -1268,9 +1268,10 @@ SSUUDDOOEERRSS OOPPTTIIOONNSS
will be unable to edit the file. This flag is _o_n by
default.
This setting was first introduced in version 1.8.15.
The check for symbolic links in writable intermediate
directories was added in version 1.8.16.
This setting was first introduced in version 1.8.15 but
initially suffered from a race condition. The check
for symbolic links in writable intermediate directories
was added in version 1.8.16.
sudoedit_follow By default, ssuuddooeeddiitt will not follow symbolic links
when opening files. The _s_u_d_o_e_d_i_t___f_o_l_l_o_w option can be
@@ -2531,4 +2532,4 @@ DDIISSCCLLAAIIMMEERR
file distributed with ssuuddoo or https://www.sudo.ws/license.html for
complete details.
Sudo 1.8.16 January 19, 2016 Sudo 1.8.16
Sudo 1.8.16 January 20, 2016 Sudo 1.8.16

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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
.\" Agency (DARPA) and Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force
.\" Materiel Command, USAF, under agreement number F39502-99-1-0512.
.\"
.TH "SUDOERS" "5" "January 19, 2016" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "File Formats Manual"
.TH "SUDOERS" "5" "January 20, 2016" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "File Formats Manual"
.nh
.if n .ad l
.SH "NAME"
@@ -2703,7 +2703,8 @@ This flag is
\fIon\fR
by default.
.sp
This setting was first introduced in version 1.8.15.
This setting was first introduced in version 1.8.15 but initially
suffered from a race condition.
The check for symbolic links in writable intermediate directories
was added in version 1.8.16.
.TP 18n

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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
.\" Agency (DARPA) and Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force
.\" Materiel Command, USAF, under agreement number F39502-99-1-0512.
.\"
.Dd January 19, 2016
.Dd January 20, 2016
.Dt SUDOERS @mansectform@
.Os Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@
.Sh NAME
@@ -2533,7 +2533,8 @@ This flag is
.Em on
by default.
.Pp
This setting was first introduced in version 1.8.15.
This setting was first introduced in version 1.8.15 but initially
suffered from a race condition.
The check for symbolic links in writable intermediate directories
was added in version 1.8.16.
.It sudoedit_follow