Dear bash-maintainers,
the *interactive* bash leaks (pipe-)file-descriptors when fast
interrupts (SIGINT) occur. The bug occurs on all bash-versions tested
(see below), including 5.0.2(1)-release.
The bug is most easily reproduced using two terminals.
# Terminal one:
# Setup a PROMPT_COMMAND (PS1 also possible) which
# causes the creation of a pipe, e.g.
PROMPT_COMMAND='if [ $(ls /proc/$$/fd | wc -l) -gt 10 ]; then echo
"leaking fds"; fi'
# find out our PID
echo $$
# ----------------------
# Terminal two:
# send interrupts to the other terminal using the PID above.
# The bug is more easily reproduced, when
# switching to Terminal one and pressing Ctrl+C multiple times.
# Hit/ hold Ctrl+C until seeing the above message "leaking fds".
# Stop below while-loop and examine /proc/$PID/fd
# A number of pipe descriptors should show up.
while true; do kill -INT $PID; sleep 0.01; done
-------------------------------------------------------
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Several bash-version were tested on different Gnu/Linux-Distributions,
including:
CENTOS 4.2.46(2)-release
OPENSUSE 5.0.0(1)-release, 4.3.42(1)-release, 4.4.23(1)-release
debian stretch 5.0.2(1)-release, 4.4.12(1)-release
ubuntu18.04 4.4.19(1)-release
Thanks
Best regards
Tycho
