GNU bug report logs - #26227
grep critical local DoS from userspace

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Package: grep;

Reported by: bloodman <at> gmail.com

Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:43:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #16 received at 26227-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Tomasz Tomkowiak <bloodman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 26227-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26227: grep critical local DoS from userspace
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 18:08:36 -0700
tags 26227 notabug
thanks

On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 12:19 AM,  <bloodman <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> Ah yes. Mea culpa. This, of course, may be a old bins/kernel/distro bug... ;]
>
> root <at> fal:~# cat /etc/debian_version
> 8.7
> (upgraded)
>
> root <at> fal:~# cat /proc/version
> Linux version 3.16.0-4-amd64 (debian-kernel <at> lists.debian.org) (gcc version 4.8.4 (Debian 4.8.4-1) ) #1 SMP Debian 3.16.39-1+deb8u2 (2017-03-07)
>
> root <at> fal:~# grep -V
> grep (GNU grep) 2.20

In that case, I'm closing this auto-created issue and tagging it as "notabug".




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