Repeating a search for a pattern that did not found made more(1) to crash. To reproduce 'more /etc/services' and search for 'doom'; you will find a service in port 666 - pressing '.' after that result used to cause core dump. Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@xxxxxx> --- text-utils/more.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/text-utils/more.c b/text-utils/more.c index 74148a7..94b0455 100644 --- a/text-utils/more.c +++ b/text-utils/more.c @@ -1605,6 +1605,8 @@ void search(char buf[], FILE *file, register int n) context.line = saveln = Currline; context.chrctr = startline; lncount = 0; + if (!buf) + goto notfound; if ((rc = regcomp(&re, buf, REG_NOSUB)) != 0) { char s[REGERR_BUF]; regerror(rc, &re, s, sizeof s); @@ -1661,6 +1663,7 @@ void search(char buf[], FILE *file, register int n) } free(previousre); previousre = NULL; +notfound: more_error(_("Pattern not found")); } } -- 2.2.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html