[ python-Bugs-1086603 ] segfault in readline

Sat Dec 18 11:45:07 CET 2004

Bugs item #1086603, was opened at 2004年12月17日 03:02
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Category: Python Library
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: DSM (dsm001)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: segfault in readline
Initial Comment:
It's possible to produce segfaults using two functions
from the
readline module by giving them negative values (GNU
readline 4.3-10),
at least in some circumstances. 
Python 2.5a0 (#10, Dec 15 2004, 19:53:33) 
[GCC 3.3.3 (Debian 20040401)] on linux2
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>>> import readline
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>>> readline.remove_history_item(-1)
Segmentation fault
>>> readline.replace_history_item(-1,'abc')
Segmentation fault
gdb reveals it happens because the (external)
remove_history and replace_history_entry don't return
NULL in these cases. I'm not sure whether we're
responsible for checking the sanity of inputs or the
GNU code should be returning NULL and isn't, but at
least sometimes it doesn't.
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Comment By: George Yoshida (quiver)
Date: 2004年12月18日 19:45
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FYI, I can reproduce this with :
- Python 2.4 & readline 4.3 under SuSE 9.1
- Python 2.5(snapshot as of 2004年12月17日) & readline 4.3 under 
SuSE 9.1
- Python 2.4 & readline 4.3.5(?) under Cygwin
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Comment By: Michael Hudson (mwh)
Date: 2004年12月17日 23:18
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Hmm. I can't reproduce this (also with readline 4.3). Odd.
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