From c71b64a678bcd708c7b75ee2bef5a360c836444c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "H.Merijn Brand - Tux" Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:57:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Document the new behavior for f_dir These changes also warrant a version increase --- lib/DBD/File.pm | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/lib/DBD/File.pm b/lib/DBD/File.pm index baffefa..afbff26 100644 --- a/lib/DBD/File.pm +++ b/lib/DBD/File.pm @@ -1062,6 +1062,11 @@ directory) when the dbh attribute is set. f_dir => "/data/foo/csv", +If C is set to a non-existing location, the connection will fail. +See CVE-2014-10401 for reasoning. Because of this, folders to use cannot +be created after the connection, but must exist before the connection is +initiated. + See L. =head4 f_dir_search -- 2.41.0