PATH_MAX isn't 256

Bug #300040 reported by Florian Hars
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stopmotion (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: stopmotion

Stopmotion constructs all its path names in buffers that are an order of magnitude smaller than PATH_MAX.

Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10
stopmotion:
  Installed: 0.6.2-1
  Candidate: 0.6.2-1
  Version table:
 *** 0.6.2-1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Revision history for this message
Herman Robak (herman-skolelinux) wrote :

250 characters is usually enough, but it would be prudent to either use a larger buffer, or check the path size and allocate more space if needed.

Changed in stopmotion (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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