Bug 13902 - [2.15 backport] Fix confstr use of local buffer outside its extent.
Summary: [2.15 backport] Fix confstr use of local buffer outside its extent.
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: glibc
Classification: Unclassified
Component: libc (show other bugs)
Version: 2.15
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Carlos O'Donell
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Keywords: glibc_2.15
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Reported: 2012-03-25 23:15 UTC by Allan McRae
Modified: 2014-06-26 13:44 UTC (History)
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Description Allan McRae 2012-03-25 23:15:29 UTC 
The following commit should be backported to glibc 2.15:
ac4c54f0 - Fix confstr use of local buffer outside its extent.
d6a403f9 - Fix last change.
Comment 1 Joseph Myers 2012-06-27 22:40:40 UTC 
Please provide a tested backport patch and describe how it was tested (as per the recent discussion of release branch processes on libc-alpha).
Comment 2 Carlos O'Donell 2013-09-23 00:07:15 UTC 
This needs a patch. Please reopen once you have a patch ready and include the testing details.