BASH PATCH REPORT
=================
Bash-Release: 3.0
Patch-ID: bash30-018
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:
*** ../bash-3.0.17/parse.y 2004-05-04 15:09:06.000000000 -0400
--- parse.y 2014-09-25 16:42:51.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 2484,2487 ****
--- 2484,2489 ----
word_desc_to_read = (WORD_DESC *)NULL;
+ eol_ungetc_lookahead = 0;
+
last_read_token = '\n';
token_to_read = '\n';
*** ../bash-3.0/patchlevel.h Wed Aug 22 08:05:39 2001
--- patchlevel.h Thu Sep 2 15:04:32 2004
***************
*** 26,30 ****
looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
! #define PATCHLEVEL 17
#endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
--- 26,30 ----
looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
! #define PATCHLEVEL 18
#endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
