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			     BASH PATCH REPORT
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			     =================
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Bash-Release:	4.2
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Patch-ID:	bash42-038
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Bug-Reported-by:	armandsl@gmail.com
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Bug-Reference-ID:	<20120822112810.8D14920040@windmill.latviatours.lv>
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Bug-Reference-URL:	http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2012-08/msg00049.html
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Bug-Description:
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If a backslash-newline (which is removed) with no other input is given as
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input to `read', the shell tries to dereference a null pointer and seg faults.
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Patch (apply with `patch -p0'):
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*** ../bash-4.2-patched/builtins/read.def	2012-03-11 17:52:44.000000000 -0400
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--- builtins/read.def	2012-08-22 11:53:09.000000000 -0400
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*** 792,796 ****
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  #endif
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!   if (saw_escape)
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      {
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        t = dequote_string (input_string);
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--- 847,851 ----
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  #endif
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!   if (saw_escape && input_string && *input_string)
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      {
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        t = dequote_string (input_string);
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*** ../bash-4.2-patched/patchlevel.h	Sat Jun 12 20:14:48 2010
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--- patchlevel.h	Thu Feb 24 21:41:34 2011
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*** 26,30 ****
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     looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
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! #define PATCHLEVEL 37
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  #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
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--- 26,30 ----
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     looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
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! #define PATCHLEVEL 38
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  #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */