BASH PATCH REPORT
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Bash-Release: 2.05b
Patch-ID: bash205b-009
Bug-Reported-by: Tavis Ormandy <[email protected]>
Bug-Reference-ID:
Bug-Reference-URL: http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/514887394294652929
Bug-Description:
Under certain circumstances, bash can incorrectly save a lookahead character and
return it on a subsequent call, even when reading a new line.
Patch:
*** ../bash-2.05b.08/parse.y 2002-05-21 11:57:30.000000000 -0400
--- parse.y 2014-09-25 16:46:51.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 2356,2359 ****
--- 2356,2361 ----
word_desc_to_read = (WORD_DESC *)NULL;
+ eol_ungetc_lookahead = 0;
+
last_read_token = '\n';
token_to_read = '\n';
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