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Created attachment 814502 [details] Patch for Pid.pm and spec file Description of problem: File::Pid::running() passes undef as the PID argument to kill(). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1.01-2.el6.src.rpm How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: First test case: touch /tmp/frobozz.pid perl -w -MFile::Pid -e"File::Pid->new({ file => '/tmp/frobozz.pid' })->running();" Second test case: echo >/tmp/frobozz.pid perl -w -MFile::Pid -e"File::Pid->new({ file => '/tmp/frobozz.pid' })->running();" Third test case: echo >/tmp/frobozz.pid perl -Tw -MFile::Pid -e"File::Pid->new({ file => '/tmp/frobozz.pid' })->running();" Actual results: First test case: Use of uninitialized value $pid in chomp at /usr/share/perl5/File/Pid.pm line 175. Use of uninitialized value $pid in chomp at /usr/share/perl5/File/Pid.pm line 175. Use of uninitialized value $pid in kill at /usr/share/perl5/File/Pid.pm line 124. not running Second test case: Argument "" isn't numeric in kill at /usr/share/perl5/File/Pid.pm line 124. not running Third test case: Insecure dependency in kill while running with -T switch at /usr/share/perl5/File/Pid.pm line 124. Expected results: In all three cases, merely not running Additional info: Patch attached. Regression tests are left as an exercise for the reader.
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