Re: [HACKERS] Possible make_oidjoins_check Security Issue

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com>, Rod Taylor <pg(at)rbt(dot)ca>, PostgreSQL-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Possible make_oidjoins_check Security Issue
Date: 2004-11-03 22:53:22
Message-ID: 200411032253.iA3MrMJ06784@candle.pha.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > > I believe the proper way to handle this is a new directory under /tmp.
> >
> > It's definitely not worth the trouble. I looked at what configure does
> > to make /tmp subdirectories portably, and it is spectacularly ugly
> > (not to mention long). If make_oidjoins_check were a user-facing tool
> > that would be one thing, but it isn't ...
>
> >From a public relations perspective and a code reuse perspective I think
> we should create temporary tables securely. The attached applied patch

^^^^^^
files

> fixes contrib/findoidjoins/make_oidjoins_check.

Sorry, meant temporary files.

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