Python, Linux, and the setuid bit

Mon Apr 14 18:04:52 EDT 2014

On 2014年04月14日, John Gordon <gordon at panix.com> wrote:
> In <mailman.9260.1397511440.18130.python-list at python.org> Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> writes:
>>> fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate %d bytes. errno=%d\n",
>> size, errno);
>> %d is not the correct specifier for printing objects of type size_t.

I believe %zu is the correct format specifier for size_t values.
>> char **envp_read;
>> char **envp_write;
>>> if (envp_write < envp_read)
>> {
>> memset(envp_write, 0, ((unsigned int) envp_read -
>> (unsigned int) envp_write));
>> }
>> I think it's complaining about casting the char ** objects to unsigned int.

If we assume that the author is trying to clear memory between the
addresses pointed to by the two variables, then it's probably better
be cast to (char *) before the subtracted. That should result in an
integer value.
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