Package: libapache2-mod-perl2 Version: 2.0.2-2.2 Severity: grave Tags: patch, fixed-upstream Justification: causes non-serious data loss
There is a typo on line 113 in /usr/lib/perl5/Apache2/SizeLimit.pm, mod_perl 2.0.2, which under some conditions, i.e. Apache2::SizeLimit is used and configured to use Linux::Smaps (not a very common configuration, admittedly, since it also depends on a recent kernel), causes server crash. If used, it will give the following error: [Thu Dec 21 10:20:52 2006] [error] [client 10.20.21.93] Can't locate object method "shared_cleani" via package "Linux::Smaps::VMA" at /usr/lib/perl5/Apache2/SizeLimit.pm line 113.\n, referer: http://my.virginia.oslo.opera.com/kjetilk/blog/ The fix is extremely trivial: --- SizeLimit.pm~ 2005-10-21 02:04:43.000000000 +0200 +++ SizeLimit.pm 2006-12-21 11:01:39.000000000 +0100 @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ sub linux_smaps_size_check { my $s = Linux::Smaps->new($$)->all; - return ($s->size, $s->shared_cleani + $s->shared_dirty); + return ($s->size, $s->shared_clean + $s->shared_dirty); } # return process size (in KB) It is just a single character, it was just a simple typo. This should have been fixed in upstream 2.0.3 allthough it was not mentioned in the changelog. The changelog of 2.0.3 indicates it is pretty much a pure bugfix release, so I think Debian should seriously consider including it. But I realise that's a long shot now that etch is frozen, so alternatively, I ask that this bug is corrected, it is the most trivial bug possible, and even though it affects relatively few users, it is extremely annoying and renders the package unusable for those who wants to optimize the server's memory use. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-1-686 Locale: LANG=no_NO, LC_CTYPE=no_NO (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages libapache2-mod-perl2 depends on: ii apache2. 2.2.3-3.1 Next generation, scalable, extenda ii libapr1 1.2.7-8 The Apache Portable Runtime Librar ii libaprut 1.2.7+dfsg-2 The Apache Portable Runtime Utilit ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-9 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libdevel 2.03-3 Perl module for inspecting perl's ii libperl5 5.8.8-7 Shared Perl library ii liburi-p 1.35-2 Manipulates and accesses URI strin ii libuuid1 1.39+1.40-WIP-2006.11.14+dfsg-1 universally unique id library ii libwww-p 5.805-1 WWW client/server library for Perl ii netbase 4.27 Basic TCP/IP networking system ii perl [li 5.8.8-7 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction ii perl-bas 5.8.8-7 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis libapache2-mod-perl2 recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
