Thanks for the simple reproducer! I fixed this upstream in GNU coreutils [1][2]. I'm not involved with Ubuntu, but I figured it was worth sharing here anyway in case they decide to patch it.
[1] https://github.com/coreutils/gnulib/commit/b18879b9ed0df8a9539488022a128d9f89c83c18 [2] https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/commit/b66f3e4e271f6729844549ae7cb5756ba79e06b3 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2161155 Title: realpath(1) infinte loop on some(?) symlink loops To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/coreutils/+bug/2161155/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
