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bug#37864: bug: env exec bomb (no hash bang arg)
From: |
Michael Coleman |
Subject: |
bug#37864: bug: env exec bomb (no hash bang arg) |
Date: |
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 02:13:13 +0000 |
One of my users unwittingly stumbled upon the most delightful 'env' bug. It
seems to be present in a couple of pretty recent distributions.
Try this:
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#!/usr/bin/env
whatever
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This results in an endless 'execve' recursion (if that's the word), pegging the
CPU.
The preferred behavior would be something like a diagnostic, followed by
immediate exit with an error result.
Regards,
Mike
- bug#37864: bug: env exec bomb (no hash bang arg),
Michael Coleman <=