I'm not 100% sure that this is the best way to fix the issue, but the issue seems pretty serious and worth fixing.
Easy to test, build with +CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_VI=y run busybox ash type a word, then ctrl-a, then alt-d Cliff >From dc843a12c3ea52d955a8f9216b33e825a9025b43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cliff Frey <cl...@meraki.com> Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 21:19:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] lineedit: fix M-d, avoid infinite loop Signed-off-by: Cliff Frey <cl...@meraki.com> --- libbb/lineedit.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/libbb/lineedit.c b/libbb/lineedit.c index b89748a..10bc442 100644 --- a/libbb/lineedit.c +++ b/libbb/lineedit.c @@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ int FAST_FUNC read_line_input(line_input_t *st, const char *prompt, char *comman ctrl_right(); nc = cursor; input_backward(cursor - sc); - while (--nc >= cursor) + while (--nc >= sc) input_delete(1); break; } -- 1.7.11.rc3.11.g7dba3f7 _______________________________________________ busybox mailing list busybox@busybox.net http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox