Bash dies with a SIGABRT sporadically when doing 'read -N INTEGER'.
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bash (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Bash sometimes dies with a SIGABRT on the command
read -N $N < /dev/urandom
where $N represent an integer >=1.
It occurs frequently for high values of N (>2**20).
It occurs rarely for low values of N (<2**20).
It has occurred more than once with a value of N as low as 128!
With N=2**21, this command aborts approximately 5 out of 10 tries.
( read -N 2097152 < /dev/urandom )
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: bash 4.3-14ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed May 18 12:24:28 2016
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InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-23 (116 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20130801-07:00
SourcePackage: bash
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-22 (26 days ago)
| David Hunt (another-david-hunt) wrote | #1 |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in bash (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.