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Bug 647121

Summary: apr_strtoi64 (strings/apr_strings.c) does not reset errno
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: RHEL Program Management <pm-rhel>
Component: aprAssignee: Joe Orton <jorton>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: BaseOS QE Security Team <qe-baseos-security>
Severity: high Docs Contact:
Priority: urgent    
Version: 5.4CC: ebenes, fnadge, jorton, jwest, mmillson, mpoole, pm-eus, szivan, tao, wsartori, zmraz
Target Milestone: rcKeywords: ZStream
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Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Previously, the "apr_strtoi64" interface did not clear the "errno" error state. This error state could result in parse errors for applications that use this code. With this update, the error state is cleared and applications that use this code run as expected.
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Last Closed: 2010-11-03 11:26:38 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 571032    
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Description RHEL Program Management 2010-10-27 10:03:07 UTC
This bug has been copied from bug #571032 and has been proposed
to be backported to 5.5 z-stream (EUS).

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2010-11-03 11:26:38 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2010-0821.html

Comment 7 Florian Nadge 2011-01-03 14:47:38 UTC
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
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    New Contents:
Previously, the "apr_strtoi64" interface did not clear the "errno" error state. This error state could result in parse errors for applications that use this code. With this update, the error state is cleared and applications that use this code run as expected.