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vim (2:7.3.547-7) unstable; urgency=low
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* Add vim-lesstif.preinst to handle transitioning /usr/share/doc/vim-lesstif
from a symlink to a directory. (Closes: #700069)
* Add clarification to short description of vim-nox. (Closes: #699780)
Author: James McCoy <[email protected]>
Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/699780
Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/700069
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--- vim-7.3.547.orig/src/undo.c
+++ vim-7.3.547/src/undo.c
@@ -1600,10 +1600,12 @@ u_read_undo(name, hash, orig_name)
#ifdef UNIX
/* For safety we only read an undo file if the owner is equal to the
- * owner of the text file. */
+ * owner of the text file or equal to the current user. */
if (mch_stat((char *)orig_name, &st_orig) >= 0
&& mch_stat((char *)file_name, &st_undo) >= 0
- && st_orig.st_uid != st_undo.st_uid)
+ && st_orig.st_uid != st_undo.st_uid
+ && st_undo.st_uid != getuid())
+
{
if (p_verbose > 0)
{
