[Bug 792601] [NEW] update-binfmts Segmentation fault

[Emanuel Bronshtein]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: binfmt-support

/usr/sbin/update-binfmts crash with Segmentation fault message when he
get non valid input for display parameter (not cli\wine\jar\python2.7)

test case :
emanuel at emanuel-desktop:/tmp$ /usr/sbin/update-binfmts --display sometext
sometext (disabled):
Segmentation fault

under GDB :
Reading symbols from /usr/sbin/update-binfmts...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
(gdb) r --display some-text
Starting program: /usr/sbin/update-binfmts --display some-text
some-text (disabled):

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x0804b961 in ?? ()
(gdb)

** Affects: binfmt-support (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  update-binfmts Segmentation fault

Status in “binfmt-support” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: binfmt-support

  /usr/sbin/update-binfmts crash with Segmentation fault message when he
  get non valid input for display parameter (not cli\wine\jar\python2.7)

  test case :
  emanuel at emanuel-desktop:/tmp$ /usr/sbin/update-binfmts --display sometext
  sometext (disabled):
  Segmentation fault

  under GDB :
  Reading symbols from /usr/sbin/update-binfmts...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
  (gdb) r --display some-text
  Starting program: /usr/sbin/update-binfmts --display some-text
  some-text (disabled):

  Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
  0x0804b961 in ?? ()
  (gdb)