Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../. -I.././include -I.././lib -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g
-O2 -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall
uname output: Linux jessie 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt11-1+deb8u5
(2015-10-09) x86_64 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.3
Patch Level: 30
Release Status: release
Description:
setting HISTFILE=/dev/null and HISTSIZE=0 will replace /dev/null
with regular file on exit (when running as root).
Repeat-By:
start bash with root priviledges
HISTFILE=/dev/null
HISTSIZE=0
exit
Fix:
Check if HISTFILE points to regular file before unlink/recreate?
