If you happen to use emacs, upgrade promptly to fix security issues
Or you could use an $EDITOR that doesn't run arbitrary LISP code or try to have "trusted content"
@ed1conf https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2018/04/05/bangpatch/
@niplav indeed, it allows you to invoke external utilities (the fix for that bug was to patch(1), not ed(1)). But you as the user have to invoke them. There's no automatic running of external utilities based on arbitrary content.
a Schelling point for those who seek one
@niplav indeed, it allows you to invoke external utilities (the fix for that bug was to patch(1), not ed(1)). But you as the user have to invoke them. There's no automatic running of external utilities based on arbitrary content.