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Re: gpxlogger (x: ✘3.23 is near. Please test!)
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Gary E. Miller |
Subject: |
Re: gpxlogger (x: ✘3.23 is near. Please test!) |
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Sun, 1 Aug 2021 18:41:12 -0700 |
Yo Fred!
On Sun, 1 Aug 2021 16:13:34 -0700 (PDT)
Fred Wright <fw@fwright.net> wrote:
> > It should fall out the mainloop() on timeout from the daemon. Did you
> > test that case?
>
> It hung for over half an hour, with a ^C about 10 minutes in.
How did you do this test?
> > No, 3.22 has several CWE, which I would hate to get escalated to a
> > CVE.
>
> Sure, but introducing a serious operational bug affecting ordinary
> use, just to fix a theoretical bug that's EXTREMELY difficult to
> trigger in practice, and in a nonprivileged program at that, hardly
> seems like progress.
As bad as the automated bung finders are, they need to be listened to.
Just cause it takes a few tries does not mean I give up right away.
RGDS
GARY
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