Re: @(#)Mordred Labs advisory 0x0002: Buffer overflow in PostgreSQL

What would you like done with the patch you submitted?

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Neil Conway wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> > > Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com> writes:
> > > > The handling of the TZ environmental variable is subject to a buffer
> > > > overrun.
> > > 
> > > This problem is long gone in current sources, no?
> 
> I quickly tested current sources, and it seems the bug is fixed. I
> only fixed it to begin with because I saw it while fixing the reported
> problem.
> 
> > The patch looks like it does prevent some problems.
> 
> Yes: namely,  it fixes the bug in REL7_2_STABLE.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Neil
> 
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