GNU bug report logs - #74796
misspelling of color name in .infokey file causes segmentation fault

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From: Danny Darden <ddarden3 <at> patriots.uttyler.edu>
To: "submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: misspelling of color name in .infokey file causes segmentation fault
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:54:52 +0000

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Package: info
Version:  6.8
Severity: important

Error: Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Contents of .infokey file:
#var
link-style=yello
active-link-style=yellow,bold
Match-style=underline,bold,nocolor q

Suggestive fix: Error handling to output either an "error in .infokey format or ignoring .infokey"

Details: adding the w on the end of yello in line 2 resolved the error and the program loaded properly.

Diagnosis: Additionally, the error was reproducible with the color magenta if spelled as "magent" without the a on the end.

Implications: Unknown if the segmentation fault produced by the error can be leveraged to escalate privilege.

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