42060 : GNU Emacs hack-local-variables Function Crafted File Local Variable Manipulation
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(Description Provided by CVE) : The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of unsafe or risky variables, which might allow user-assisted attackers to bypass intended restrictions and modify critical program variables via a file containing a Local variables declaration.

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