Description of problem: If .netrc has debug and 'type binary' in the init macro then it core dumps when you try to send a file. $ cat .netrc machine XX.YY.ZZ.WW macdef init debug type binary $ ftp XX.YY.ZZ.WW Connected to XX.YY.ZZ.WW. 220 Microsoft FTP Service 500 'AUTH GSSAPI': command not understood 500 'AUTH KERBEROS_V4': command not understood KERBEROS_V4 rejected as an authentication type Name (57.30.144.10:bmgr): tsorensen 331 Password required for tsorensen. Password: 230 User tsorensen logged in. debug Debugging on (debug=1). type binary ---> TYPE I 200 Type set to I. cmds.c:284: verbose=1 debug=1 overbose=1 ---> SYST 215 Windows_NT Remote system type is Windows_NT. ftp> put tmp.log *** glibc detected *** ftp: double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x00002b536024e970 *** ======= Backtrace: ========= /lib64/libc.so.6[0x2b534353a45f] /lib64/libc.so.6[0x2b534353c782] /lib64/libc.so.6(realloc+0x102)[0x2b534353d3e2] ftp[0x2b53416efb2e] ftp(main+0x3d2)[0x2b53416f0262] /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4)[0x2b53434e5994] ftp[0x2b53416e3179] ======= Memory map: ======== 2b53416dd000-2b53416f6000 r-xp 00000000 fd:04 2342926 /usr/kerberos/bin/ftp 2b53418f6000-2b53418f9000 rw-p 00019000 fd:04 2342926 /usr/kerberos/bin/ftp 2b53418f9000-2b5341926000 rw-p 2b53418f9000 00:00 0 2b5341926000-2b5341942000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 3096578 /lib64/ld-2.5.so 2b5341942000-2b5341948000 rw-p 2b5341942000 00:00 0 2b534198e000-2b53419d2000 rw-p 2b534198e000 00:00 0 2b5341b42000-2b5341b43000 r--p 0001c000 fd:00 3096578 /lib64/ld-2.5.so 2b5341b43000-2b5341b44000 rw-p 0001d000 fd:00 3096578 /lib64/ld-2.5.so 2b5341b44000-2b5341b70000 r-xp 00000000 fd:04 3588477 /usr/lib64/libgssapi_krb5.so.2.2 2b5341b70000-2b5341d70000 ---p 0002c000 fd:04 3588477 /usr/lib64/libgssapi_krb5.so.2.2 2b5341d70000-2b5341d72000 rw-p 0002c000 fd:04 3588477 /usr/lib64/libgssapi_krb5.so.2.2 2b5341d72000-2b5341d8c000 r-xp 00000000 fd:04 3588690 /usr/lib64/libkrb4.so.2.0 2b5341d8c000-2b5341f8b000 ---p 0001a000 fd:04 3588690 /usr/lib64/libkrb4.so.2.0 2b5341f8b000-2b5341f8d000 rw-p 00019000 fd:04 3588690 /usr/lib64/libkrb4.so.2.0 2b5341f8d000-2b5341f92000 rw-p 2b5341f8d000 00:00 0 2b5341f92000-2b5341f95000 r-xp 00000000 fd:04 3555673 /usr/lib64/libdes425.so.3.0 2b5341f95000-2b5342194000 ---p 00003000 fd:04 3555673 /usr/lib64/libdes425.so.3.0 2b5342194000-2b5342195000 rw-p 00002000 fd:04 3555673 /usr/lib64/libdes425.so.3.0 2b5342195000-2b5342196000 rw-p 2b5342195000 00:00 0 2b5342196000-2b5342228000 r-xp 00000000 fd:04 3588579 /usr/lib64/libkrb5.so.3.3 2b5342228000-2b5342427000 ---p 00092000 fd:04 3588579 /usr/lib64/libkrb5.so.3.3 2b5342427000-2b534242b000 rw-p 00091000 fd:04 3588579 /usr/lib64/libkrb5.so.3.3 2b534242b000-2b534244f000 r-xp 00000000 fd:04 3556034 /usr/lib64/libk5crypto.so.3.1 2b534244f000-2b534264e000 ---p 00024000 fd:04 3556034 /usr/lib64/libk5crypto.so.3.1 2b534264e000-2b5342650000 rw-p 00023000 fd:04 3556034 /usr/lib64/libk5crypto.so.3.1 2b5342650000-2b5342652000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 3096758 /lib64/libcom_err.so.2.1 2b5342652000-2b5342851000 ---p 00002000 fd:00 3096758 /lib64/libcom_err.so.2.1 2b5342851000-2b5342852000 rw-p 00001000 fd:00 3096758 /lib64/libcom_err.so.2.1 2b5342852000-2b5342853000 rw-p 2b5342852000 00:00 0 2b5342853000-2b534285b000 r-xp 00000000 fd:04 3588734 /usr/lib64/libkrb5support.so.0.1 2b534285b000-2b5342a5a000 ---p 00008000 fd:04 3588734 /usr/lib64/libkrb5support.so.0.1 2b5342a5a000-2b5342a5b000 rw-p 00007000 fd:04 3588734 /usr/lib64/libkrb5support.so.0.1 2b5342a5b000-2b5342a64000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 3096759 /lib64/libcrypt-2.5.so 2b5342a64000-2b5342c63000 ---p 00009000 fd:00 3096759 /lib64/libcrypt-2.5.so 2b5342c63000-2b5342c64000 r--p 00008000 fd:00 3096759 /lib64/libcrypt-2.5.so 2b5342c64000-2b5342c65000 rw-p 00009000 fd:00 3096759 /lib64/libcrypt-2.5.so 2b5342c65000-2b5342c93000 rw-p 2b5342c65000 00:00 0 2b5342c93000-2b5342c95000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 3096790 /lib64/libkeyutils-1.2.so 2b5342c95000-2b5342e94000 ---p 00002000 fd:00 3096790 /lib64/libkeyutils-1.2.so 2b5342e94000-2b5342e95000 rw-p 00001000 fd:00 3096790 /lib64/libkeyutils-1.2.so 2b5342e95000-2b5342e96000 rw-p 2b5342e95000 00:00 0 2b5342e96000-2b5342ea7000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 3096627 /lib64/libresolv-2.5.so 2b5342ea7000-2b53430a7000 ---p 00011000 fd:00 3096627 /lib64/libresolv-2.5.so 2b53430a7000-2b53430a8000 r--p 00011000 fd:00 3096627 /lib64/libresolv-2.5.so 2b53430a8000-2b53430a9000 rw-p 00012000 fd:00 3096627 /lib64/libresolv-2.5.so 2b53430a9000-2b53430ab000 rw-p 2b53430a9000 00:00 0 2b53430ab000-2b53430c0000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 3096817 /lib64/libselinux.so.1 2b53430c0000-2b53432c0000 ---p 00015000 fd:00 3096817 /lib64/libselinux.so.1 2b53432c0000-2b53432c2000 rw-p 00015000 fd:00 3096817 /lib64/libselinux.so.1 2b53432c2000-2b53432c3000 rw-p 2b53432c2000 00:00 0 2b53432c3000-2b53432c5000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 3096771 /lib64/libdl-2.5.so 2b53432c5000-2b53434c5000 ---p 00002000 fd:00 3096771 /lib64/libdl-2.5.so 2b53434c5000-2b53434c6000 r--p 00002000 fd:00 3096771 /lib64/libdl-2.5.so 2b53434c6000-2b53434c7000 rw-p 00003000 fd:00 3096771 /lib64/libdl-2.5.so 2b53434c7000-2b53434c8000 rw-p 2b53434c7000 00:00 0 2b53434c8000-2b5343616000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 3096754 /lib64/libc-2.5.so 2b5343616000-2b5343816000 ---p 0014e000 fd:00 3096754 /lib64/libc-2.5.so 2b5343816000-2b534381a000 r--p 0014e000 fd:00 3096754 /lib64/libc-2.5.so 2b534381a000-2b534381b000 rw-p 00152000 fd:00 3096754 /lib64/libc-2.5.so 2b534381b000-2b5343820000 rw-p 2b534381b000 00:00 0 2b5343820000-2b534385b000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 3096630 /lib64/libsepol.so.1 2b534385b000-2b5343a5b000 ---p 0003b000 fd:00 3096630 /lib64/libsepol.so.1 2b5343a5b000-2b5343a5c000 rw-p 0003b000 fd:00 3096630 /lib64/libsepol.so.1 2b5343a5c000-2b5343a68000 rw-p 2b5343a5c000 00:00 0 2b5343a68000-2b5343a72000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 3096801 /lib64/libnss_files-2.5.so 2b5343a72000-2b5343c71000 ---p 0000a000 fd:00 3096801 /lib64/libnss_files-2.5.so 2b5343c71000-2b5343c72000 r--p 00009000 fd:00 3096801 /lib64/libnss_files-2.5.so 2b5343c72000-2b5343c73000 rw-p 0000a000 fd:00 3096801 /lib64/libnss_files-2.5.so 2b5343c73000-2b5343c80000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 3096606 /lib64/libgcc_s-4.1.2-20080825.so.1 2b5343c80000-2b5343e80000 ---p 0000d000 fd:00 3096606 /lib64/libgcc_s-4.1.2-20080825.so.1 2b5343e80000-2b5343e81000 rw-p 0000d000 fd:00 3096606 /lib64/libgcc_s-4.1.2-20080825.so.1 2b5344000000-2b5344021000 rw-p 2b5344000000 00:00 0 2b5344021000-2b5348000000 ---p 2b5344021000 00:00 0 2b535f6f9000-2b53602b4000 rw-p 2b535f6f9000 00:00 0 [heap] 7fffab7c2000-7fffab816000 rw-p 7ffffffaa000 00:00 0 [stack] 7fffab840000-7fffab843000 r-xp 7fffab840000 00:00 0 [vdso] ffffffffff600000-ffffffffffe00000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0 [vsyscall] Aborted Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): krb5-workstation-1.6.1-62.el5 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create .netrc as above 2. ftp to remote system 3. put a file Actual results: coredump Expected results: file transfers Additional info: Does not occur unless both lines are in .netrc -- doing the commands manually after connection does not result in error. Order does not matter. I have not tested with non-Windows ftp servers, nor with 5.8.
Reproduced on 5.7 using ftpd and localhost connection. I could NOT reproduce this in 5.8.
Only kerberized version found in krb5-workstation is affected, switching component to krb5.
This was fixed in 5.8, as bug #735363 and as bug #736132. Marking as fixed in the current release.