tag 479698 fixed-upstream thanks On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 02:16:21PM +0300, Niko Tyni wrote: > On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 01:01:13PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 10:27:26PM +0300, Niko Tyni wrote: > > > > Any timeframe for a fix? > > > The patch isn't applied upstream yet, probably because there were concerns > > > about it creating a memory leak. > > > > So it is a decision between leaked references or too less references. > > Are you sure that the later, which produces double free calls, don't > > include the possibility to exploit it? > > Good point, thanks. I'm far from an expert on exploiting memory > management bugs and certainly can't be sure about that. > > I'll prod upstream a bit.
Update: the patch was applied upstream as change 34025 to bleadperl so I think it's OK now for us to backport it. As for the timeframe, I have 5.10.0-11 just about ready with the fix (and several others), but I'm still waiting for input from Brendan on a few things. Brendan, I hope you got <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ? -- Niko Tyni [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
