[Bug 1008257] [NEW] Pattern replace bug in bash 4.2.24(1)-release

[Øyvind Stegard]

Public bug reported:

Upgrading from Ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04 caused one of my bash scripts to break due to the following bug:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2012-05/msg00026.html

Bash 4.2 patchlevel 24 in Ubuntu 12.04 is affected by the bug, looks
like it's fixed in patchlevel 27.

$ LANG=C apt-cache policy bash
bash:
  Installed: 4.2-2ubuntu2
  Candidate: 4.2-2ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 4.2-2ubuntu2 0
        500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
$ bash --version|head -n1
GNU bash, version 4.2.24(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

** Affects: bash (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Pattern replace bug in bash 4.2.24(1)-release

Status in “bash” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Upgrading from Ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04 caused one of my bash scripts to break due to the following bug:
  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2012-05/msg00026.html

  Bash 4.2 patchlevel 24 in Ubuntu 12.04 is affected by the bug, looks
  like it's fixed in patchlevel 27.

  $ LANG=C apt-cache policy bash
  bash:
    Installed: 4.2-2ubuntu2
    Candidate: 4.2-2ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 4.2-2ubuntu2 0
          500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  $ bash --version|head -n1
  GNU bash, version 4.2.24(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

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