BASH PATCH REPORT ================= Bash-Release: 4.1 Patch-ID: bash41-003 Bug-Reported-by: coyote@wariat.org.pl Bug-Reference-ID: <4b64a1f8.06e2660a.60af.4bfb@mx.google.com> Bug-Reference-URL: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2010-01/msg00135.html Bug-Description: If command completion is attempted on a word with a quoted globbing character (e.g., `*' or `?'), bash can reference a NULL pointer and dump core. Patch (apply with `patch -p0'): *** ../bash-4.1-patched/bashline.c 2009-10-24 14:10:19.000000000 -0400 --- ./bashline.c 2010-01-30 21:53:49.000000000 -0500 *************** *** 1681,1685 **** characters in the common prefix are bad) will ever be returned on regular completion. */ ! if (glob_pattern_p (hint)) { if (state == 0) --- 1681,1685 ---- characters in the common prefix are bad) will ever be returned on regular completion. */ ! if (globpat) { if (state == 0) *** ../bash-4.1-patched/patchlevel.h 2009-10-01 16:39:22.000000000 -0400 --- ./patchlevel.h 2010-01-14 09:38:08.000000000 -0500 *************** *** 26,30 **** looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */ ! #define PATCHLEVEL 2 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */ --- 26,30 ---- looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */ ! #define PATCHLEVEL 3 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */