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diff --git a/contrib/cvs/src/run.c b/contrib/cvs/src/run.c
index 41f4457..d382cef 100644
--- a/contrib/cvs/src/run.c
+++ b/contrib/cvs/src/run.c
@@ -207,6 +207,18 @@ run_exec (stin, stout, sterr, flags)
(void) close (sherr);
}
+#ifdef SETXID_SUPPORT
+ /*
+ ** This prevents a user from creating a privileged shell
+ ** from the text editor when the SETXID_SUPPORT option is selected.
+ */
+ if (!strcmp (run_argv[0], Editor) && setegid (getgid ()))
+ {
+ error (0, errno, "cannot set egid to gid");
+ _exit (127);
+ }
+#endif
+
/* dup'ing is done. try to run it now */
(void) execvp (run_argv[0], run_argv);
error (0, errno, "cannot exec %s", run_argv[0]);
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