Bug 1488889

Summary: s390x: binutils strip tool segfaults
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Reporter: David Hildenbrand <dhildenb>
Component: binutilsAssignee: Nick Clifton <nickc>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Miloš Prchlík <mprchlik>
Severity: unspecified Docs Contact: Vladimír Slávik <vslavik>
Priority: unspecified    
Version: 7.5CC: dhildenb, fweimer, law, mcermak, mprchlik, ohudlick, thuth, vslavik
Target Milestone: rc   
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Hardware: s390x   
OS: Unspecified   
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Fixed In Version: binutils-2.27-16.base.el7 Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
The *strip* utility works again Previously, the BFD library missed a NULL pointer check on the IBM z Systems architecture. As a consequence, running the *strip* utility caused a segmentation fault. This bug has been fixed, and *strip* now works as expected.
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Last Closed: 2018-04-10 09:59:05 UTC Type: Bug
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Description David Hildenbrand 2017-09-06 12:01:40 UTC 
Description of problem:
While playing with the patch for bz 1485398, I noticed that the strip command is completely broken on s390x.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
binutils-2.27-15.base.el7

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a simple C program

test.c:
int main()
{
        return 0;
}


2. Compile it
$ gcc test.c -o test

3. Try to strip it using the strip tool

Actual results:


Expected results:


Additional info:
Comment 2 David Hildenbrand 2017-09-06 12:04:55 UTC 
(new try after I pushed the enter key too early ...)

Description of problem:
While playing with the patch for bz 1485398, I noticed that the strip command is completely broken on s390x.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
binutils-2.27-15.base.el7

How reproducible: 100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a simple C program

test.c:
int main()
{
        return 0;
}


2. Compile it
$ gcc test.c -o test

3. Try to strip it using the strip tool
$ strip --strip-unneeded test -o test.strip


Actual results: "Segmentation fault"
Expected results: No segmentation fault.
Comment 3 Nick Clifton 2017-09-06 14:51:34 UTC 
Fixed in  binutils-2.27-16.base.el7
Comment 7 Miloš Prchlík 2018-01-31 11:37:26 UTC 
Verified with binutils-2.27-27.base.el7.s390x.
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 09:59:05 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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:0686