[Bug 1069886] Re: mail-notification crashes on SSL connections (patch attached)

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

I can also confirm that the patch works. In order to possibly speed up
the process, I applied the patch in a merge proposal. ;-)

** Changed in: mail-notification (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => In Progress

** Changed in: mail-notification (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)

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Title:
  mail-notification crashes on SSL connections (patch attached)

Status in “mail-notification” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  The version of mail-notification shipped with Quantal,
  5.4.dfsg.1-6ubuntu4, crashes when using SSL to connect to an IMAP or
  POP server:

  $ mail-notification 
  *** stack smashing detected ***: mail-notification terminated
  Aborted

  This bug has already fixed for Fedora by Erik van Pienbroek; see
  Fedora bug #810054.

  Attached is a copy of Erik van Pienbroek's Fedora patch.  I have
  tested and confirmed that this patch solves the problem for me when
  applied against mail-notification 5.4.dfsg.1-6ubuntu4.

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