Re: [HACKERS] Possible make_oidjoins_check Security Issue - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Possible make_oidjoins_check Security Issue
Date
Msg-id 200411032253.iA3MrMJ06784@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Possible make_oidjoins_check Security Issue  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.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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