[Bug 113919] Re: fsck crashes checking external FAT drive

[Rolf Leggewie]

Hardy has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any
updates. Marking the Hardy task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

** Changed in: dosfstools (Ubuntu Hardy)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

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Title:
  fsck crashes checking external FAT drive

Status in “dosfstools” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “dosfstools” source package in Hardy:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
   Core was generated by `fsck.vfat -y /dev/sda1'.
   Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.

  Core file available.

  
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  1. This bug results in dosfsck crashing on a severely corrupted file system, leaving that file system unusable.

  2. The bug was fixed in Debian sid and subsequently synchronized to
  Intrepid.

  3. The patch as suggested in sid contains other changes and a smaller
  patch will be attached.

  4. -- tba -- reproduce bug

  5. -- tba -- regression

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