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From: Elias Diem <lists@×××××××××.ch>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Maybe bug? (glibc related?)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:13:51
Message-Id: 20151229161421.GA2220@webconect.local
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Maybe bug? (glibc related?) by lee
1 Hi lee
2
3 On 2015-12-29, lee wrote:
4
5 > Elias Diem <lists@×××××××××.ch> writes:
6 >
7 > > Hi
8 > >
9 > > I just got the following while running Vim's testsuite.
10 > >
11 > > <output>
12 > > *** buffer overflow detected ***: vim terminated; report to <http://bugs.gentoo.org/>
13 > > Makefile:151: recipe for target 'af.ck' failed
14 > > make[2]: *** [af.ck] Killed
15 > > </output>
16 > >
17 > > The compiler gave me the following warning.
18 > >
19 > > [...]
20 > > /usr/include/bits/string3.h:110:3: warning: call to __builtin___strcpy_chk will always overflow destination buffer
21 > > return __builtin___strcpy_chk (__dest, __src, __bos (__dest));
22 > >
23 > > [...]
24 > >
25 > > Should I file a bug?
26 >
27 > The test was successful because the buffer overflow was detected?
28
29 I think I don't quite understand your question.
30
31 `make test` failed. Therefore I'd say the test was not
32 successful.
33
34 I run a hardened profile. I guess that's why the overflow
35 was detected and vim terminated.
36
37 --
38 Greetings
39 Elias

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Re: [gentoo-user] Maybe bug? (glibc related?) lee <lee@××××××××.de>