Bug#714219: libc6: crypt(3) returns NULL with EINVAL instead of falling back to DES, breaking software

[Thorsten Glaser <t.glaser@tarent.de>]

retitle 714219 libc6: crypt(3) returns NULL with EINVAL instead of falling back to DES, breaking lots of software
thanks

As seen on LWN: xlock can crash due to this, leaving
the screen unlocked.

At this point I feel confirmed in requesting that, no
matter what would actually be the “correct” action, a
defensive patch to revert to the old behaviour (and,
maybe, syslog) is urgently needed to be deployed. Who
knows what else lurks.

bye,
//mirabilos
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