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bug #44990: Incorrect code for detecing shmat() errors

Submitted by:  Zbigniew Chyla <zchyla_nokia>
Submitted on:  Sat 02 May 2015 12:22:05 AM UTC  
 
Category: NoneSeverity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: NoneStatus: Fixed
Privacy: PublicAssigned to: Eric S. Raymond <esr>
Open/Closed: Closed

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Sat 02 May 2015 12:22:05 AM UTC, original submission:

Code in gps_shm_open() uses incorrect pointer when checking for shmat() failure. Additionally, it will leak memory on shmat() errors (once the check is corrected).

The attached patches fix these issues.

Zbigniew Chyla <zchyla_nokia>

 

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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Wed 03 Jun 2015 02:12:46 PM UTCesrOpen/ClosedOpen=>Closed
    Mon 01 Jun 2015 09:20:46 AM UTCesrStatusNone=>Fixed
      Assigned toNone=>esr
    Sat 02 May 2015 12:22:05 AM UTCzchyla_nokiaAttached File-=>Added 0001-Fix-checking-the-result-of-shmat-call.patch, #33868
      Attached File-=>Added 0002-Fix-memory-leak-in-case-of-shmat-failure.patch, #33869

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