Bug#167422: files in /usr/share should be world-readable

[Julian Gilbey <jdg@polya.uklinux.net>]

On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 09:15:09PM -0500, James R. Van Zandt wrote:
> However, I think substituting
> 
>       LOG=`tempfile -m 644`
> 
> would introduce a security bug.

How?  Surely tempfile still creates the file securely, even when the
mode is other than 600?

   Julian

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