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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #720610 +++ Created attachment 512377 [details] proposed patch Description of problem: string repeat count > 2^31 causes heap corruption Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): perl-5.10.1-119.el6.x86_64 How reproducible: every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. perl -le 'print "v"x(2**31+1)'| head -10c |cat -A 2. 3. Actual results: a single "v" and arbitrary data from uninitialized heap Expected results: 2^31+1 'v's followed by a newline on output Additional info: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.perl.perl5.porters/96812 https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=94560 Patch attached.
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*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 720644 ***