GNU bug report logs - #15147
tr: crash upon failed write(2)

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Message #13 received at 15147-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
To: 15147-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 720352 <at> bugs.debian.org,
 720352-submitter <at> bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: bug#15147: tr: crash upon failed write(2)
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:51:48 -0600

Paul Eggert wrote:
> I can reproduce the problem without coreutils
> on Ubuntu 13.04 x86-64.  Compile the following
> program with plain "gcc foo.c" and then run
> "./a.out >/dev/full"; it'll dump core the same way.
>
> So it appears that this is a bug in the C library,
> not in coreutils.

Ouch.  Yes.  Okay.  I will close the GNU coreutils bug.  I will
reassign this in Debian from coreutils to libc6.  Will use a different
mail to reduce the email address confusion of two BTS systems. :-)

> It's a fairly serious bug, I'd say.

Agreed!

Thanks,
Bob

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