Bug 727891 - ksh crashes when IFS is unset inside a function - PART 2
Summary: ksh crashes when IFS is unset inside a function - PART 2
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: ksh
Version: 5.8
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
medium
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Michal Hlavinka
QA Contact: qe-baseos-tools-bugs
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Depends On: 683722 683734
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-08-03 14:33 UTC by Michal Hlavinka
Modified: 2012-08-10 12:47 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version: ksh-20100621-1.el5
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
If the IFS variable was unset inside a function used in a script, the memory being used was erroneously freed. Consequently, ksh would terminate unexpectedly. With this update, ksh still allows the IFS variable to be unset, but no longer frees the memory. Thus the problem is fixed, and ksh no longer crashes in the scenario described.
Clone Of: 683734
Environment:
Last Closed: 2012-02-21 05:51:04 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:


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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:0159 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE ksh bug fix and enhancement update 2012-02-20 14:53:47 UTC

Comment 2 Michal Hlavinka 2012-01-18 15:49:21 UTC
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If the IFS variable was unset inside a function used in a script, the memory being used was erroneously freed. Consequently, ksh would terminate unexpectedly. With this update, ksh still allows the IFS variable to be unset, but no longer frees the memory. Thus the problem is fixed, and ksh no longer crashes in the scenario described.

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2012-02-21 05:51:04 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.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0159.html


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