Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: tar
GNU 'tar' command produces a core dump
(100% reproducible) when used with -z
and --concatenate options at the same time.
=Steps to reproduce =
1/ Run the following command (files "foo" and "bar"
files don't need to exist):
$ tar -z --concatenate -f foo bar
Aborted (core dumped)
2/ observe that tar command aborted with core dump.
=Expected behavior=
The options to tar might be silly in above example.
However, in that case it should report an error message
or display the usage, and not abort with core dump.
I am using Ubuntu-6.06.1 (dapper) with all updates
at the time of reporting bug.
$ tar --version
tar (GNU tar) 1.15.1
PS: I also see the same bug on a RedHat machine which
uses tar (GNU tar) 1.14.
** Affects: tar (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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reproducible core dump in gnu 'tar' with -z and --concatenate options
https://launchpad.net/bugs/59858
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