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Do not append CWD to (empty) LD_LIBRARY_PATH#146

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@resilar resilar commented May 19, 2020

If LD_LIBRARY_PATH is unset, nvidia-xinitrc exports LD_LIBRARY_PATH with
a trailing colon (':') which is interpreted as an empty path, i.e., the
current working directory (CWD). This creates a security vulnerability
known as "Uncontrolled Search Path Element" (CWE-427). The commit avoids
appending a trailing colon if LD_LIBRARY_PATH is empty.

If LD_LIBRARY_PATH is unset, nvidia-xinitrc exports LD_LIBRARY_PATH with
a trailing colon (':') which is interpreted as an empty path, i.e., the
current working directory (CWD). This creates a security vulnerability
known as "Uncontrolled Search Path Element" (CWE-427). The commit avoids
appending a trailing colon if LD_LIBRARY_PATH is empty.
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