BASH PATCH REPORT
=================
Bash-Release: 4.4
Patch-ID: bash44-017
Bug-Reported-by: ZhangXiao <xiao.zh...@windriver.com>
Bug-Reference-ID: <58ad3eac.4020...@windriver.com>
Bug-Reference-URL:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2017-02/msg00061.html
Bug-Description:
There is a memory leak when `read -e' is used to read a line using readline.
Patch (apply with `patch -p0'):
*** ../bash-20170217/builtins/read.def 2017-01-02 16:53:02.000000000 -0500
--- builtins/read.def 2017-02-22 09:43:14.000000000 -0500
***************
*** 691,694 ****
--- 691,699 ----
CHECK_ALRM;
+ #if defined (READLINE)
+ if (edit)
+ free (rlbuf);
+ #endif
+
if (retval < 0)
{
*** ../bash-4.4/patchlevel.h 2016-06-22 14:51:03.000000000 -0400
--- patchlevel.h 2016-10-01 11:01:28.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 26,30 ****
looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
! #define PATCHLEVEL 16
#endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
--- 26,30 ----
looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
! #define PATCHLEVEL 17
#endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
--
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