Do not destructively modify interprogram paste

* simple.el (kill-new, current-kill): Non-destructively reverse list
returned by interprogram-paste-function. (bug#31097)

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index efe5406bf70..dada65d4ee3 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -4369,7 +4369,8 @@ argument should still be a \"useful\" string for such uses."
                                    (funcall interprogram-paste-function))))
       (when interprogram-paste
         (dolist (s (if (listp interprogram-paste)
-                       (nreverse interprogram-paste)
+                       ;; Use `reverse' to avoid modifying external data.
+                       (reverse interprogram-paste)
                      (list interprogram-paste)))
           (unless (and kill-do-not-save-duplicates
                        (equal-including-properties s (car kill-ring)))
@@ -4448,7 +4449,8 @@ move the yanking point; just return the Nth kill forward."
           ;; selection, with identical text.
           (let ((interprogram-cut-function nil))
             (if (listp interprogram-paste)
-              (mapc 'kill-new (nreverse interprogram-paste))
+                ;; Use `reverse' to avoid modifying external data.
+                (mapc #'kill-new (reverse interprogram-paste))
               (kill-new interprogram-paste)))
           (car kill-ring))
       (or kill-ring (error "Kill ring is empty"))