Fix CVE-2008-2149: buffer overflows by limiting the length of the string in sprintf format string Closes: #481186 (CVE-2008-2149) Please note: The WordNet code contains several other occurences of potentially exploitable functions like strcpy()/strcat()/... and so even if there are no known exploits the code needs a full security audit. --- a/src/wn.c +++ b/src/wn.c @@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ static int searchwn(int ac, char *av[]) outsenses += do_search(av[1], optptr->pos, optptr->search, whichsense, optptr->label); } else { - sprintf(tmpbuf, "wn: invalid search option: %s\n", av[j]); + /* Fix CVE-2008-2149: buffer overflows Andreas Tille */ + sprintf(tmpbuf, "wn: invalid search option: %.200s\n", av[j]); display_message(tmpbuf); errcount++; } /option> Wojtek's customized Guix
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2021-11-07doc: Improve documentation of the Bash home service...* doc/guix.texi (Shells Home Services): Document ‘home-bash-extension’ configuration record. * gnu/home/services/shells.scm (generate-home-bash-documentation): Extract docstrings from ‘home-bash-extension’. (home-bash-configuration): Expound on docstrings. (home-bash-extension): Likewise. Fixes: <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/50991> Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Xinglu Chen
2021-11-07home: services: bash: Add ‘aliases’ field....* doc/guix.texi (Shells Home Services): Document it. * gnu/home/services/shells.scm (bash-serialize-aliases): New procedure. (home-bash-configuration, home-bash-extension): Add ‘aliases’ field. (home-bash-extensions): Adjust accordingly. * guix/scripts/home/import.scm (generate-bash-configuration+modules): Populate the ‘alias’ field. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Xinglu Chen