Bug 349339 – sys-devel/bc: fix uninitialized memory usage

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description David Flogeras 2010-12-22 03:05:22 UTC]

A the author of a site I follow identified a potential problem with the sys-devel/bc package (http://www.pixelbeat.org/programming/oss_bug_flow.html), and I am submitting a patch and ebuild to fix this on Gentoo

Reproducible: Always

[Comment 1 David Flogeras 2010-12-22 03:06:12 UTC]

Created attachment 257730 [details]
New ebuild for sys-devel/bc

[Comment 2 David Flogeras 2010-12-22 03:06:33 UTC]

Created attachment 257732 [details, diff]
patch referenced by updated ebuild

[Comment 3 David Flogeras 2010-12-22 03:08:39 UTC]

Created attachment 257734 [details, diff]
diff of current stable ebuild to the one submitted here (if needed)

[Comment 4 SpanKY 2010-12-24 17:56:03 UTC]

you've sent this to the bc author already ?

[Comment 5 David Flogeras 2010-12-26 16:42:33 UTC]

The author of the blog where I found it had submitted the patch upstream, but I don't think they release often and figured it could be patched in gentoo until they did.  I also have since discovered gentoo bug #264889 which has another small fix that might be rolled in if you decide to patch ours.  Your call :)

[Comment 6 SpanKY 2010-12-26 18:49:39 UTC]

i just wanted to make sure it has been sent upstream

[Comment 7 Pádraig Brady 2010-12-26 23:09:37 UTC]

I'm the blog author. I sent it upstream, and it's rolled in.
Unfortunately this is hidden due to no public repo or mailing list.
Anyway I'm very impressed with gentoo fixing this so quickly :)