Bug 614063 - savers/gste-slideshow.c (get_pixbuf_from_local_dir) Check for an empty file list.
Summary: savers/gste-slideshow.c (get_pixbuf_from_local_dir) Check for an empty file...
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: gnome-screensaver
Version: 5.5
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
urgent
urgent
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Ray Strode [halfline]
QA Contact: Desktop QE
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Whiteboard:
: 526210 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks: 554476 673990
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-07-13 15:46 UTC by ritz
Modified: 2018-12-09 16:42 UTC (History)
16 users (show)

Fixed In Version: gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-11.el5
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Previously, using the "Pictures folder" screen saver with an empty Pictures directory could cause the gnome-screensaver program to terminate unexpectedly. This update applies an upstream patch that resolves this issue, and an empty Pictures directory no longer causes the "Pictures folder" screen saver to crash.
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Last Closed: 2014-10-14 15:54:02 UTC
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patch based on upstream (944 bytes, patch)
2010-07-13 15:46 UTC, ritz 		no flags Details | Diff
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Description ritz 2010-07-13 15:46:17 UTC 
Created attachment 431497 [details]
patch based on upstream

Description of problem:
gnome-screensaver crashes 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5.x86_64

How reproducible:
random

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Empty Pictures folder should probably trigger this.

  
Actual results:
crash

Expected results:
should not crash

Additional notes:
savers/gste-slideshow.c (get_pixbuf_from_local_dir):
Check for an empty file list.  Fixes gnome bz#382757
Comment 1 ritz 2010-07-22 05:04:30 UTC 
*** Bug 526210 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 15 Ray Strode [halfline] 2012-08-10 15:38:42 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Previously, using the "Pictures folder" screen saver with an empty Pictures directory could cause the gnome-screensaver program to terminate unexpectedly. This update applies an upstream patch that resolves this issue, and an empty Pictures directory no longer causes the "Pictures folder" screen saver to crash.
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