BASH PATCH REPORT
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Bash-Release:   4.0
Patch-ID:       bash40-034

Bug-Reported-by:        Anders Kaseorg <[email protected]>
Bug-Reference-ID:       <[email protected]>
Bug-Reference-URL:      http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2009-09/msg00043.html

Bug-Description:

When using the globstar option, bash incorrectly interprets wildcarded path
components between a **/ and the last / as matching any path, even if the
constructed path does not match any files.

Patch:

*** ../bash-4.0-patched/lib/glob/glob.c 2009-07-22 23:18:50.000000000 -0400
--- lib/glob/glob.c     2009-09-18 17:53:25.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 920,928 ****
         char **temp_results;

         /* Scan directory even on a NULL filename.  That way, `*h/'
            returns only directories ending in `h', instead of all
            files ending in `h' with a `/' appended. */
         dname = directories[i];
!         dflags = flags & ~GX_MARKDIRS;
         if ((flags & GX_GLOBSTAR) && filename[0] == '*' && filename[1] == '*' && filename[2] == '\0')
           dflags |= GX_ALLDIRS|GX_ADDCURDIR;
--- 927,938 ----
         char **temp_results;

+         /* XXX -- we've recursively scanned any directories resulting from
+            a `**', so turn off the flag.  We turn it on again below if
+            filename is `**' */
         /* Scan directory even on a NULL filename.  That way, `*h/'
            returns only directories ending in `h', instead of all
            files ending in `h' with a `/' appended. */
         dname = directories[i];
!         dflags = flags & ~(GX_MARKDIRS|GX_ALLDIRS|GX_ADDCURDIR);
         if ((flags & GX_GLOBSTAR) && filename[0] == '*' && filename[1] == '*' && filename[2] == '\0')
           dflags |= GX_ALLDIRS|GX_ADDCURDIR;
*** ../bash-4.0/patchlevel.h    2009-01-04 14:32:40.000000000 -0500
--- patchlevel.h        2009-02-22 16:11:31.000000000 -0500
***************
*** 26,30 ****
    looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */

! #define PATCHLEVEL 33

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

! #define PATCHLEVEL 34

 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */