Package: libc6
Version: 2.7-13
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks unrelated software
Using this sample code :
#include <stdio.h>
#include <libgen.h>
int main(){
dirname("/tmp/foo/foo/1.c");
return 0;
}
The error that it gave is :
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/foo/foo2/foo3$ gdb ./a.out
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There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show
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This GDB was configured as "x86_64-linux-gnu"...
(gdb) r
Starting program: /tmp/foo/foo2/foo3/a.out
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007f55c533219a in dirname () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007f55c533219a in dirname () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 0x00000000004004da in main ()
(gdb) f 0
#0 0x00007f55c533219a in dirname () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb) l
1 /tmp/glibc-2.7/build-tree/amd64-libc/csu/crtn.S: No such file or
directory.
in /tmp/glibc-2.7/build-tree/amd64-libc/csu/crtn.S
This bug make the unrelated appliaction fail (VNC for example).
Any application that use this command can fail.
the next package had been use to get debug symobls.
libc6-dev:
Installed: 2.7-13
Candidate: 2.7-13
Version table:
*** 2.7-13 0
gcc:
Installed: 4:4.3.1-2
Candidate: 4:4.3.1-2
This bug appers both in 32 and 64 bit
Regards ,...
Boris Shtrasman || myrtfm.blogspot.com
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages libc6 depends on:
ii libgcc1 1:4.3.1-9 GCC support library
libc6 recommends no packages.
Versions of packages libc6 suggests:
pn glibc-doc <none> (no description available)
ii locales 2.7-13 GNU C Library: National
Language (
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