[Bug 792601] Re: update-binfmts Segmentation fault

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This bug was fixed in the package binfmt-support - 2.0.7

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binfmt-support (2.0.7) unstable; urgency=low


  * Fix display tests to actually test the output of --display.
  * Upgrade to Gnulib 20110908-stable.
  * Display a useful error message rather than crashing if asked to display
    a non-existent binary format (closes: #643756, LP: #792601).

 -- Colin Watson <cjwatson at debian.org>  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:38:22 +0100

** Changed in: binfmt-support (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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Title:
  update-binfmts Segmentation fault

Status in “binfmt-support” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “binfmt-support” package in Debian:
  Unknown

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)

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