Re: [PATCH v2 8/8] shell: restrict BASH_SOURCE_PATH when appropriate

[Chet Ramey]

On 5/14/24 6:22 PM, Matheus Afonso Martins Moreira wrote:
> > Or you could simply ignore BASH_SOURCE_PATH in restricted mode.
>
> Then the restricted shells will not have access to this new functionality.
> I thought it could be useful if properly integrated.

It would require updating all restricted environments.

> > Or, at least, this should be an opt-in
> > feature that the scripts to set up the
> > restricted shells need to explicitly turn on
> > instead of being automatically enabled
> > through the existence of a variable BASH_SOURCE_PATH.
>
> I think this is a very good idea, especially if we combine it with
> the "no defaults" idea.

That would again require everyone to update whatever restricted shell
configuration they have now.

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