Bug 757881 - hang in malloc after regex corruption
Summary: hang in malloc after regex corruption
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: glibc
Version: 15
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeff Law
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
Depends On: 730952
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-11-28 21:31 UTC by Paolo Bonzini
Modified: 2016-11-24 12:19 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version: glibc-2.14.90-21
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of: 730952
Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-12-10 20:08:19 UTC
Type: ---
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Description Paolo Bonzini 2011-11-28 21:31:27 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #730952 +++

Attachment 537445 [details] from the cloned bug is a zip file with a reproducer.

"sh updmap_edit tmp2.small" hangs after printing a malloc error.  The corruption is caused by clean_state_log_if_needed.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
glibc-2.14.90-19.fc16.x86_64

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2011-11-29 20:32:57 UTC
glibc-2.14.90-20 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/glibc-2.14.90-20

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2011-12-02 05:38:43 UTC
glibc-2.14.90-21 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/glibc-2.14.90-21

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2011-12-04 02:24:25 UTC
Package glibc-2.14.90-21:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 16 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing glibc-2.14.90-21'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-16665/glibc-2.14.90-21
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2011-12-10 20:08:19 UTC
glibc-2.14.90-21 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 5 Account closed by the user 2015-05-04 19:05:38 UTC
glibc-rh757881.patch was added long time ago.

It's touching a critical piece of code, glibc-malloc.
And it should be rechecked, and sent to upstream. Or dropped from fedora.


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