tags 715917 patch
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Running freesci with no X or with an empty environment 'env -i
/usr/games/freesci' results in a segfault. The attached patch avoids
calling XGetVisualInfo() if display is NULL.
Description: fix segfault with no X
Running freesci with no X or with an empty environment
'env -i /usr/games/freesci' results in a segfault.
This patch avoids calling XGetVisualInfo() if display is NULL.
Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/715917
Author: Graham Inggs <gra...@nerve.org.za>
Forwarded: No
Last-Update: 2013-11-08
--- freesci-0.6.4/src/gfx/drivers/xlib_driver.c
+++ freesci-0.6.4/src/gfx/drivers/xlib_driver.c
@@ -668,6 +668,12 @@
"PseudoColor", "TrueColor", "DirectColor"};
printf("Visuals provided by X11 server:\n");
+
+ if (!display) {
+ printf(" None!\n");
+ return;
+ }
+
visuals = XGetVisualInfo(display, VisualNoMask, &foo, &visuals_nr);
if (!visuals_nr) {
