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Re: [PATCH] `bind -x' inside `bind -x' bindings causes execution of random strings

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  Re: [PATCH] `bind -x' inside `bind -x' bindings causes execution of random strings Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> - 2018-05-04 15:08 -0400

#14091 — Re: [PATCH] `bind -x' inside `bind -x' bindings causes execution of random strings

On 5/3/18 11:27 AM, Koichi Murase wrote:

> Bash Version: 4.4
> Patch Level: 19
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
> 
>   After calls of `bind -x' inside functions called via `bind -x',
> random strings are executed as a command.
> 
>   This happens in the following way: When the binding is overwritten
> using `bind -x' inside the function called through `bind -x' bindings,
> the original string registered for the binding is deallocated although
> it is still under evaluation. Then the memory block will be allocated
> for other purposes and the content will be rewritten. Finally the new
> data written to the memory block is evaluated.

Thanks for the report. This is a good fix.

Chet

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