Bug#121899: marked as done (libc6: getpt() documentation [no manpage, woohoo!] tells filthy lies about how getpt() works, causing innocent programs to SEGV)
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Subject: xterm: When using Unix98 pty's "chmod 0 /dev/pts" makes xterm SEGV on start
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Package: xterm
Version: 4.1.0-9
Severity: normal
Run unix98 pty's (/dev/pts/* and /dev/ptmx), then do "chmod 0 /dev/pts" and
xterm will SEGV as soon as you run it.
It should log an error message to stdout and exit.
-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Kernel Version: Linux lyta 2.4.14-grsec-1.8.9 #2 Tue Nov 20 09:57:04 CET 2001 i686 unknown
Versions of the packages xterm depends on:
ii debconf 1.0.20 Debian configuration management system
ii libc6 2.2.4-6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii libfreetype6 2.0.5-2 FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files
ii libncurses5 5.2.20010318-3 Shared libraries for terminal handling
ii libxaw7 4.1.0-9 X Athena widget set library
ii xlibs 4.1.0-9 X Window System client libraries
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From: GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>
To: "H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh@quickfur.ath.cx>
Cc: GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>, 121899-done@bugs.debian.org,
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Subject: Re: Bug#121899: No wonder it segfaults
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At Tue, 31 Dec 2002 10:42:27 -0500,
H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@quickfur.ath.cx> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 29, 2002 at 12:20:01AM +0900, GOTO Masanori wrote:
> > At Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:01:10 -0500,
> > H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@quickfur.ath.cx> wrote:
> [snip]
> > > At any rate, I tried this with xterm, and got:
> > > xterm: unable to access pty device: Permission denied
> > >
> > > I'm not sure if Branden worked around the problem in xterm, or upstream
> > > has fixed the problem. Perhaps this bug should be closed.
> >
> > I also don't know it's already fixed, but at least I think it's not
> > glibc bug.
> >
> > Branden, please check your latest X11, and could I close this bug?
> [snip]
>
> IMHO, this bug should be closed. The latest xterm (4.2.1-4 on my machine)
> doesn't SEGV anymore; it correctly displays an error message and exits
> cleanly. I think this addresses the issue raised in the original bug
> report.
Thanks for your tests :)
It seems fine, I close this bug.
Regards,
-- gotom
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