BASH PATCH REPORT

			     =================

Bash-Release:	4.2

Patch-ID:	bash42-021

Bug-Reported-by:	Dan Douglas <[email protected]>

Bug-Reference-ID:	<4585554.nZWb4q7YoZ@smorgbox>

Bug-Reference-URL:	http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2011-12/msg00084.html

Bug-Description:

Using `read -N' to assign values to an array can result in NUL values being

assigned to some array elements.  These values cause seg faults when referenced

later.

Patch (apply with `patch -p0'):

*** ../bash-4.2-patched/builtins/read.def	2011-11-21 18:03:38.000000000 -0500

--- builtins/read.def	2011-12-19 19:52:12.000000000 -0500

***************

*** 738,742 ****

  	    }

  	  else

! 	    var = bind_read_variable (varname, t);

  	}

        else

--- 775,779 ----

  	    }

  	  else

! 	    var = bind_read_variable (varname, t ? t : "");

  	}

        else

***************

*** 799,803 ****

      }

    else

!     var = bind_read_variable (list->word->word, input_string);

    if (var)

--- 836,840 ----

      }

    else

!     var = bind_read_variable (list->word->word, input_string ? input_string : "");

    if (var)

*** ../bash-4.2-patched/patchlevel.h	Sat Jun 12 20:14:48 2010

--- patchlevel.h	Thu Feb 24 21:41:34 2011

***************

*** 26,30 ****

     looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */

! #define PATCHLEVEL 20

  #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */

--- 26,30 ----

     looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */

! #define PATCHLEVEL 21

  #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */