BASH PATCH REPORT
=================
Bash-Release: 3.2
Patch-ID: bash32-053
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-3.2.52/parse.y 2008-04-29 21:24:55.000000000 -0400
--- parse.y 2014-09-25 16:18:41.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 2504,2507 ****
--- 2504,2509 ----
word_desc_to_read = (WORD_DESC *)NULL;
+ eol_ungetc_lookahead = 0;
+
last_read_token = '\n';
token_to_read = '\n';
*** ../bash-3.2/patchlevel.h Thu Apr 13 08:31:04 2006
--- patchlevel.h Mon Oct 16 14:22:54 2006
***************
*** 26,30 ****
looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
! #define PATCHLEVEL 52
#endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
--- 26,30 ----
looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
! #define PATCHLEVEL 53
#endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
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