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Description of problem: If a program calls malloc_usable_size() then when it's linked against libefence the function may return 0, or segfault if EF_PROTECT_BELOW is defined. This isn't necessarily important, except some glibc calls use it behind the scenes, and: $ ef /bin/sh Electric Fence 2.2.2 Copyright (C) 1987-1999 Bruce Perens <bruce> sh: nss_nis/nis-netgrp.c:75: _nss_nis_setnetgrent: Assertion `malloc_usable_size (netgrp->data) >= len + 1' failed. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ElectricFence-2.2.2-32.fc16.x86_64 glibc-2.14.90-14.x86_64
ElectricFence-2.2.2-33.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/ElectricFence-2.2.2-33.fc16
Package ElectricFence-2.2.2-33.fc16: * 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 ElectricFence-2.2.2-33.fc16' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-3738/ElectricFence-2.2.2-33.fc16 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
ElectricFence-2.2.2-33.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.