BASH PATCH REPORT
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Bash-Release:   5.2
Patch-ID:       bash52-016

Bug-Reported-by:        F G <[email protected]>
Bug-Reference-ID:       <CAOhYt35M5VctK+xAPu=Gy_UzzGmHedWPJE4q+kL4UHF_6Nb1kA@mail.gmail.com>
Bug-Reference-URL:

Bug-Description:

If an expression in an arithmetic for loop expands to NULL, the shell
would crash.

Patch (apply with `patch -p0'):

*** ../bash-5.2-patched/execute_cmd.c   Thu Feb 23 14:15:05 2023
--- execute_cmd.c       Mon Feb 27 17:53:08 2023
***************
*** 3051,3055 ****
   if (l->next)
     free (expr);
!   new = make_word_list (make_word (temp), (WORD_LIST *)NULL);
   free (temp);

--- 3051,3055 ----
   if (l->next)
     free (expr);
!   new = make_word_list (make_word (temp ? temp : ""), (WORD_LIST *)NULL);
   free (temp);

*** ../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 15

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

! #define PATCHLEVEL 16

 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */