I would guess that this is now fixed. Anyone still seeing this in a current release?
** Changed in: bash (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to bash in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/299690 Title: shell scripts cannot run from bash Status in bash package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: ubuntu 8.10 64-bit does not run scripts properly from bash. try this: $ echo echo hello! > hello $ chmod +x hello $ ./hello bash crashes with the following error: malloc: ../bash/dispose_cmd.c:241: assertion botched free: called with unallocated block argument Aborting...Aborted this obviously has unbelievable security ramifications. i'm amazed this ever saw the light of day. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/299690/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp