Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:33:51 -0500 From: Ryan Sommers <ryans@gamersimpact.com> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bug in #! processing Message-ID: <415AB9BF.1070003@gamersimpact.com> In-Reply-To: <20040929131136.GA2493@submonkey.net> References: <861xgm5ltz.fsf@thirst.unx.era.pl> <20040928194853.GT2493@submonkey.net> <86k6ud2t6t.fsf@thirst.unx.era.pl> <20040929131136.GA2493@submonkey.net>
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Ceri Davies wrote: > That seems wrong too. #! shouldn't be magic anywhere other than at the > >beginning of a file. > > I haven't looked at the code yet, on my list, but I'm guessing this was done to avoid a possible circular reference. The interpreter magic is only allowed one level of indirection to avoid such a case. This might have been added to avoid a malicious condition. -- Ryan Sommers ryans@gamersimpact.com
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