Bug 1204111

Summary: ksh hangs when executed in from removed directory
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Martin Kyral <mkyral>
Component: kshAssignee: Michal Hlavinka <mhlavink>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Martin Kyral <mkyral>
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Version: 6.6CC: mhlavink, ovasik
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Fixed In Version: ksh-20120801-27.el6 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2015-07-22 06:56:41 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Martin Kyral 2015-03-20 12:17:06 UTC 
Description of problem:

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#!/bin/ksh

testit()
{
mkdir testdir
cd testdir
ksh -c 'sleep 1; FOO=$(/bin/echo $(/bin/echo "bar") ); echo success' &
cd ..
rmdir testdir
wait
}

if [ "$(testit)" = 'success' ]; then 
echo "works"
else
echo "BUG present";
fi
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This is the reproducer for BZ#869671. On ksh-20120801-24.el6 and newer it hangs.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
ksh-20120801-24.el6 and newer

How reproducible:
almost always, not everytime


Steps to Reproduce:
1. run the script
2.
3.

Actual results:
the script hangs


Expected results:
the script ends in one or two seconds


Additional info:
Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2015-07-22 06:56:41 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-1450.html