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bug #27376: install-info crashes due to memory allocation blooper

Submitted by:  Matt McCutchen <hashproduct>
Submitted on:  Thu 03 Sep 2009 12:36:36 AM UTC  
 
Category: infoRelease: 
Priority: 5 - NormalSeverity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: bugPrivacy: Public
Open/Closed: ClosedAssigned to: None
Status: Fixed

Fri 04 Sep 2009 05:42:48 PM UTC, comment #1:

Thanks for the report and patch, Matt. I installed it.

Karl Berry <karl>
Project Administrator
Thu 03 Sep 2009 12:36:36 AM UTC, original submission:

munge_old_style_debian_options in install-info is allocating the wrong size buffer to hold the generated --section option, which can result in a crash under certain circumstances. See the attached patch.

Matt McCutchen <hashproduct>

 

Attached Files
file #18672:  texinfo-4.13a-mosdo-crash.patch added by hashproduct (522B - application/octet-stream)

 

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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Fri 04 Sep 2009 05:42:48 PM UTCkarlOpen/ClosedOpen=>Closed
      StatusNone=>Fixed
    Thu 03 Sep 2009 12:36:37 AM UTChashproductAttached File-=>Added texinfo-4.13a-mosdo-crash.patch, #18672

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