I can confirm the crash too, on x86-64. Attached is a debdiff, with the fix proposed by Dave, confirmed to not cause a segfault with the test file.
** Attachment added: "Debdiff for Gutsy" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9641909/cpio_2.8-1ubuntu2.dsc.diff -- [gutsy] cpio segs on bad input https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139928 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
