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...is new directory. Max worries about a possible race with this new approach. > Its not a race between two nice programs :-) The function mkdtmp() > creates a uniq directory, but make would then need to create a fifo > in it. (This is two steps, and thus can allow a race) > > Assume badmake has same uid, so it can create a file in the uniq > directory. (Of course this means that the bad guy already has > your account.) > Normal pattern: > --------------------- > make0: uses mkdtmp() to create dir /tmp/4321 > make0: tries to create fifo /tmp/4321 > make1: uses m...