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List:       kdelibs-bugs
Subject:    [kdelibs] [Bug 324013] NULL pointer dereference in KPtyDevicePrivate::doWait
From:       Christopher Yeleighton <giecrilj () stegny ! 2a ! pl>
Date:       2013-08-30 22:10:50
Message-ID: bug-324013-90985-1D2sfkdUmh () http ! bugs ! kde ! org/
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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=324013

--- Comment #6 from Christopher Yeleighton <giecrilj@stegny.2a.pl> ---
(In reply to comment #5)
> it's unreasonable to harden the code against each possible abuse. latest
> when memory corruption comes into play, there is no way to get it right.
> the correct reaction would be refusing to start the process, a condition
> which is more likely to be tested by the user.

A NULL pointer is not a manifestation of corrupted memory; just the opposite,
it is commonly used to indicate no value.

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