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Subject: [Bug libc/6919] New: posix_spawnattr_getschedparam overwrites unrelated memory
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The posix_spawnattr_getschedparam function overwrites memory beyond the given
output parameter.

The attached testcase prints
$ gcc -O -Wall bug.c -o bug
$ ./bug
value was 66 and is now 0
Aborted

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           Summary: posix_spawnattr_getschedparam overwrites unrelated
                    memory
           Product: glibc
           Version: 2.8
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: bruno at clisp dot org
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
 GCC build triplet: i586-suse-linux
  GCC host triplet: i586-suse-linux
GCC target triplet: i586-suse-linux


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6919

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