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Re: A problem with "convert" - security related

From Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux, alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject Re: A problem with "convert" - security related
Date 2018-11-10 07:32 -0500
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <ps6j4s$avf$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <ps5g64$dqn$1@gioia.aioe.org> <ps657g$cn$1@dont-email.me>

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stepore wrote:
> On 11/09/2018 06:35 PM, Paulo da Silva wrote:
> 
>> I could see that this has to do with "restrictions" in the file
>> /etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml
>>
>> Some line there seems to prevent writing to pdf files!
>> (I am aware that I can comment that line).
>>
>> I just temporarily removed that file and successfully executed the 
>> command.
>>
> 
> Don't remove the file, just change this bit:
> <policy domain="coder" rights="read | write" pattern="PDF" />

I fired up Mint 19, and the lines are missing.
Mint 19 works properly, without editing the file.

While Ubuntu 1804 has PDF switched off.

    Paul

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A problem with "convert" - security related Paulo da Silva <p_s_d_a_s_i_l_v_a_ns@netcabo.pt> - 2018-11-10 02:35 +0000
  Re: A problem with "convert" - security related Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-11-10 00:15 -0500
  Re: A problem with "convert" - security related stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2018-11-10 00:34 -0800
    Re: A problem with "convert" - security related Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-11-10 07:32 -0500
    Re: A problem with "convert" - security related Paulo da Silva <p_s_d_a_s_i_l_v_a_ns@netcabo.pt> - 2018-11-10 17:19 +0000
      Re: A problem with "convert" - security related Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-11-10 17:03 -0500
        Re: A problem with "convert" - security related Paulo da Silva <p_s_d_a_s_i_l_v_a_ns@netcabo.pt> - 2018-11-11 02:45 +0000
          Re: A problem with "convert" - security related Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-11-10 23:26 -0500
            Re: A problem with "convert" - security related "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-12 14:17 +0100
              Re: A problem with "convert" - security related Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-11-12 09:21 -0500
                Re: A problem with "convert" - security related "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-12 17:09 +0100

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