>Number:         1087
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       sysctl coredumps for some incorrect arglists
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May 30 10:05:03 1995
>Originator:     der Mouse
>Organization:
	None
>Release:        -current as of May 9th (last time I got a good sup)
>Environment:
	NetBSD/sparc on an IPC, but it doesn't matter
>Description:
	sysctl sometimes tries to do the equivalent of
	{ char *foo; .... printf("%s",*foo); }
>How-To-Repeat:
	# sysctl -w kern.ngroups.blah=10
	Segmentation fault (core dumped)
	# 
>Fix:
	Apply the following in /usr/src/usr.sbin/sysctl:

	*** sysctl.c=	Tue May 30 12:33:39 1995
	--- sysctl.c	Tue May 30 12:39:40 1995
	***************
	*** 326,332 ****
	  	
	  	}
	  	if (bufp) {
	! 		fprintf(stderr, "name %s in %s is unknown\n", *bufp, string);
	  		return;
	  	}
	  	if (newsize > 0) {
	--- 326,332 ----
	  	
	  	}
	  	if (bufp) {
	! 		fprintf(stderr, "name %s in %s is unknown\n", bufp, string);
	  		return;
	  	}
	  	if (newsize > 0) {

					der Mouse

			    mouse@collatz.mcrcim.mcgill.edu
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