BASH PATCH REPORT
=================
Bash-Release: 4.2
Patch-ID: bash42-021
Bug-Reported-by: Dan Douglas <orm...@gmail.com>
Bug-Reference-ID: <4585554.nZWb4q7YoZ@smorgbox>
Bug-Reference-URL:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2011-12/msg00084.html
Bug-Description:
Using `read -N' to assign values to an array can result in NUL values being
assigned to some array elements. These values cause seg faults when referenced
later.
Patch (apply with `patch -p0'):
*** ../bash-4.2-patched/builtins/read.def 2011-11-21 18:03:38.000000000
-0500
--- builtins/read.def 2011-12-19 19:52:12.000000000 -0500
***************
*** 738,742 ****
}
else
! var = bind_read_variable (varname, t);
}
else
--- 775,779 ----
}
else
! var = bind_read_variable (varname, t ? t : "");
}
else
***************
*** 799,803 ****
}
else
! var = bind_read_variable (list->word->word, input_string);
if (var)
--- 836,840 ----
}
else
! var = bind_read_variable (list->word->word, input_string ? input_string :
"");
if (var)
*** ../bash-4.2-patched/patchlevel.h Sat Jun 12 20:14:48 2010
--- patchlevel.h Thu Feb 24 21:41:34 2011
***************
*** 26,30 ****
looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
! #define PATCHLEVEL 20
#endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
--- 26,30 ----
looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
! #define PATCHLEVEL 21
#endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
--
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