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diff --git a/chapter06/texinfo.xml b/chapter06/texinfo.xml index 0cab8d0ae..292963d7e 100644 --- a/chapter06/texinfo.xml +++ b/chapter06/texinfo.xml @@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Ncurses, and Sed</seg></seglistitem> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Texinfo</title> +<para>Texinfo allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink +attack on temporary files. Apply the following patch to fix this:</para> + +<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&texinfo-tempfile_fix-patch;</userinput></screen> + <para>Prepare Texinfo for compilation:</para> <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen> |