Package: grep
Version: 2.5.1.ds2-6
Severity: important
Hello,
A grep for a simple pattern on a big file results in a similarly big
memory consumption, rendering the machine unusable as it swaps as hell
and/or a memory allocation failure occurs. E.g.:
$ grep foo /dev/zero
grep: /dev/zero: Cannot allocate memory
I noticed this problem because of a simple `grep php' test in
chkrootkit (launched from tiger) making my machine unusable.
I can reproduce this problem with 2.5.3~dfsg-6 on amd64.
Regards,
Laurent.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-amd64
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set
to en_US.UTF-8)
Versions of packages grep depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
grep recommends no packages.
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