** Description changed: Binary package hint: cairo-dock-plug-ins We have found and corrected 4 critical bugs in the package Cairo-Dock-plug-ins. Here is a short summary: - * LP: #575178 (MP: fixed a double-free on the "cover-dir" variable of - the banshee backend) + * LP: #575178 (MP: fixed a double-free on the "cover-dir" variable of the banshee backend) + TEST CASE : deactivate the applet -> it crashes - * LP: #523447 (MP: fixed a memory buffer overflow when getting the cover - if the artist or album has chinese/russian characters) + * LP: #523447 (MP: fixed a memory buffer overflow when getting the cover if the artist or album has chinese/russian characters) + TEST CASE : play a song with russian characters. For an example, see the bug on LP. + -> the dock will crash (it may crash some time later, depending on where it wrote in the memory) - * CD Forum: Switcher : fixed a division by 0 in the case he number of - desktop is null (can occur if the dock is launched before the WM) + * CD Forum: Switcher : fixed a division by 0 in the case he number of desktop is null (can occur if the dock is launched before the WM) + TEST CASE : this one is hard to test, since it requires he dock to be launched before the WM; This si quite rare, but many users have encounterd this. + -> Adding a delay on startup prevents the crash, which proves that the problem is linked to the startup order. * CD Forum: Mail : allow the dock to isolate the applet if it crashes + TEST CASE : i nsome case the applet may crash (it may be a bug in libetpan though) + The patch is here to allow the dock to isolate the applet and prevents the whole application from crashing. + The test case requires to make the applet crash, which is not obvious. Anyway, the patch doesn't fix anything, it just prevents the whole application to fall in case a problem occurs in Mail. All these bugs are critical since they cause the application to crash, and they involve memory corruption or memory overflow. The patches are basic and almost 1 line each time. Thanks in advance!
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