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[Seth Arnold <1509068@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Samy, please explain the privilege boundary that is being crossed, I
don't understand how this could be used by an attacker to gain
privileges otherwise unavailable.

Thanks

** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security

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Title:
  "Ask each time" option does not work when launching executable text
  files in GUI.

Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Selecting then launching executable text files by pressing the "enter"
  key on keyboard or double-clicking the file automatically displays it
  when "Ask each time" is set for Executable Text Files in Files -> Edit
  -> Preferences -> Behavior.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: nautilus 1:3.14.2-0ubuntu12
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Oct 22 20:39:08 2015
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'use-tree-view' b'true'
   b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-column-order' b"['name', 'size', 'type', 'date_modified', 'date_accessed', 'owner', 'group', 'permissions', 'mime_type', 'where']"
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-07 (14 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  SourcePackage: nautilus
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-22 (0 days ago)

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