BASH PATCH REPORT
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Bash-Release:   5.2
Patch-ID:       bash52-009

Bug-Reported-by:        Corey Hickey <[email protected]>
Bug-Reference-ID:       <[email protected]>
Bug-Reference-URL:      https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-bash/2022-10/msg00025.html

Bug-Description:

Bash arithmetic expansion should allow `@' and `*' to be used as associative
array keys in expressions.

Patch (apply with `patch -p0'):

*** ../bash-5.2-patched/expr.c  2022-07-11 10:03:34.000000000 -0400
--- expr.c      2022-10-31 10:51:08.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 1169,1172 ****
--- 1169,1174 ----
 #if defined (ARRAY_VARS)
   aflag = tflag;      /* use a different variable for now */
+   if (shell_compatibility_level > 51)
+     aflag |= AV_ATSTARKEYS;
   v = (e == ']') ? array_variable_part (tok, tflag, (char **)0, (int *)0) : find_variable (tok);
 #else
*** ../bash-5.2/patchlevel.h    2020-06-22 14:51:03.000000000 -0400
--- patchlevel.h        2020-10-01 11:01:28.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 26,30 ****
    looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */

! #define PATCHLEVEL 8

 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
--- 26,30 ----
    looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */

! #define PATCHLEVEL 9

 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */