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List:       openssh-unix-dev
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] Fix potential use after free in uidswap.c (portable)
From:       Darren Tucker <dtucker () zip ! com ! au>
Date:       2015-06-23 2:53:39
Message-ID: CALDDTe318V8S8qaKsL7GQxLVjRvqhwU_-u2SzLsJwMrSpy+sMw () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Darren Tucker <dtucker@zip.com.au> wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 12:31 AM, Albert S. <mail@quitesimple.org> wrote:
>
>> Fixes a potential (but probably rather unlikely) use after free bug in
>> function temporarily_use_uid(), file uidswap.c.
>>
>
> Does seem unlikely (with zero entries there's no reason for it to deref
> the pointer), however reading the man pages it seems like there's no
> guarantee that it won't, so seems reasonable to me.  Damien?
>

Thanks, this has been committed and will be in the next release.

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