This was fixed in gdbm 1.8.3-9, per the linked Debian bug.
** Changed in: gdbm (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
** Changed in: gdbm (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #511250
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=511250
** Also affects: gdbm (Debian) via
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=511250
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/409916
Title:
Possible an infinite loop while reading file
Status in gdbm package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in gdbm package in Debian:
Unknown
Bug description:
Please don't apply patch 05_handle-short-read or fix it for gdbm 1.8.3-4
of Ubuntu Jaunty. Because of the patch it's possible that an application
using gdbm can enter on an infinite loop when reading data.
For more details about that issue please see #511250 at Debian BTS:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=511250
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