Bug 1026964 - gobject-introspection: use secure_getenv
Summary: gobject-introspection: use secure_getenv
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: gobject-introspection
Version: 7.0
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Colin Walters
QA Contact: Desktop QE
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Blocks: 1026934
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-11-05 17:58 UTC by Florian Weimer
Modified: 2020-12-15 07:28 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2020-12-15 07:28:09 UTC
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Description Florian Weimer 2013-11-05 17:58:09 UTC 
As a safety measure against use from SUID/SGID processes, secure_getenv should be used in girepository/girepository.c to obtain the value of the GI_TYPELIB_PATH environment variable (and not g_getenv).
Comment 5 RHEL Program Management 2014-03-28 05:48:17 UTC 
This request was not resolved in time for the current release.
Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if still desired, for consideration in
the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Comment 9 RHEL Program Management 2020-12-15 07:28:09 UTC 
After evaluating this issue, there are no plans to address it further or fix it in an upcoming release.  Therefore, it is being closed.  If plans change such that this issue will be fixed in an upcoming release, then the bug can be reopened.
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