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| author | Wladimir J. van der Laan <laanwj@gmail.com> | 2017-03-07 09:50:41 +0100 |
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| committer | MarcoFalke <falke.marco@gmail.com> | 2017-10-04 15:11:24 +0200 |
| commit | a43be5bcdb27a68abe9bb5fec57185a1b6652479 (patch) | |
| tree | 41a6954250a13e353d05f1bcddcc122382a9bcef /doc/release-notes.md | |
| parent | b6c0209aaf372a21090c0a3eed973022af14ece0 (diff) | |
| download | bitcoin-a43be5bcdb27a68abe9bb5fec57185a1b6652479.tar.xz | |
rpc: Prevent `dumpwallet` from overwriting files
Prevent arbitrary files from being overwritten. There have been reports
that users have overwritten wallet files this way. It may also avoid
other security issues.
Fixes #9934. Adds mention to release notes and adds a test.
Github-Pull: #9937
Rebased-From: 0cd9273fd959c6742574259d026039f7da0309a2
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index ef8de316a5..0235e1c606 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ Notable changes 0.15.1 Change log ================= +- `dumpwallet` no longer allows overwriting files. This is a security measure + as well as prevents dangerous user mistakes. + Credits ======= |