[Bug 1109327] Re: who command gets "who: memory exhausted" for certain inputs

[Adam Conrad]

** Bug watch added: Sourceware.org Bugzilla #6530
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** Also affects: eglibc via
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       Status: Unknown

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #208308
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=208308

** Also affects: eglibc (Debian) via
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   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Project changed: eglibc => glibc

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Title:
  who command gets "who: memory exhausted" for certain inputs

Status in The GNU C Library:
  Unknown
Status in “eglibc” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “eglibc” source package in Precise:
  In Progress
Status in “eglibc” source package in Quantal:
  In Progress
Status in “eglibc” package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  * Description:
  When running who with the attached file we get an error of "who: memory exhausted".
      $ who wtmp.clean

  This works fine in newer versions of eglibc. I was able to determine that coreutils was not the problem 
  by using the precise version of coreutils with the raring eglibc version. In that case the problem went away. 
  In addition I've compiled the precise version for raring, and the problem is not present.

  * Versions affected:
  This affects current Lucid, Oneiric, Precise and Quantal eglibc versions.
  2.11.1-0ubuntu7.12 
  2.13-20ubuntu5.3
  2.15-0ubuntu10.4
  2.15-0ubuntu20.1
  But does not affect Raring eglibc ( 2.17-0ubuntu1 )

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