BASH PATCH REPORT
=================
Bash-Release: 4.1
Patch-ID: bash41-013
Bug-Reported-by: Tavis Ormandy <
[email protected]>
Bug-Reference-ID:
Bug-Reference-URL:
http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/514887394294652929
Bug-Description:
Under certain circumstances, bash can incorrectly save a lookahead character and
return it on a subsequent call, even when reading a new line.
Patch (apply with `patch -p0'):
*** ../bash-4.1.12/parse.y 2011-02-24 19:41:01.000000000 -0500
--- parse.y 2014-09-25 16:13:57.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 2812,2815 ****
--- 2812,2817 ----
word_desc_to_read = (WORD_DESC *)NULL;
+ eol_ungetc_lookahead = 0;
+
current_token = '\n'; /* XXX */
last_read_token = '\n';
*** ../bash-4.1-patched/patchlevel.h 2009-10-01 16:39:22.000000000 -0400
--- patchlevel.h 2010-01-14 09:38:08.000000000 -0500
***************
*** 26,30 ****
looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
! #define PATCHLEVEL 12
#endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
--- 26,30 ----
looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
! #define PATCHLEVEL 13
#endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
