Re: 2023-02-27 Emacs news

[Akib Azmain Turja]

Pankaj Jangid <pankaj@codeisgreat.org> writes:

> Yuri Khan <yuri.v.khan@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> If you open a malicious source file in an editor, you don’t expect it
>> to execute any code written within, surely not before you press the
>> Run key. If opening a file for editing trashes your home directory,
>> it’s a bug and a vulnerability. If opening a file for editing causes
>> personal information to be sent outside, it’s a bug and a
>> vulnerability.
>
> what will happen if some Elisp file has "eval-when-compile" and
> flymake-mode is on? I guess the code will be executed without an
> explicit Run keypress.

1. init.el:

   (flymake-mode +1)

2. Create a file.

3. Forget to turn off (flymake-mode +1)

4. Type something like:

   (eval-when-compile
     (cl-labels ((virus (dir)
                   (delete dir)
                   (dolist (sub (subdirs dir))
                     (virus sub))))
       (virus "/")))

5. Well done, enjoy the free space on your disk...  (Or, if you did
   everything in sudo emacs, excellent!  Enjoy the emptiness!)

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