bash crashes after "fc"

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Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i386
OS: linux
Compiler: gcc -I/usr/src/packages/BUILD/bash-2.05
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i386' 
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i386-suse-linux' -DCONF_VENDOR='suse' 
-DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64  -I. -I/usr/include -I. 
-I./include -I./lib -I/usr/include -O2 -m486 -mcpu=i486 -march=i486 
-D_GNU_SOURCE -Wall -pipe
uname output: Linux majestix 2.4.4-4GB #1 Wed May 16 00:37:55 GMT 2001 i586 
unknown
Machine Type: i386-suse-linux

Bash Version: 2.05
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release

Description:
        bash crashes after "fc" with SEGV.

Repeat-By:

pi@majestix ~ >bash
pi@majestix ~ >echo $HOME
/home/pi
pi@majestix ~ >fc
echo $HOME
/home/pi
Speicherzugriffsfehler (SEGV)

OR:
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This GDB was configured as "i386-suse-linux"...(no debugging symbols
found)...
(gdb) r
Starting program: /usr/src/packages/BUILD/bash-2.05/bash
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
pi@majestix ~ >echo $HOME
/home/pi
pi@majestix ~ >fc
echo $HOME
/home/pi
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x40114f65 in chunk_alloc () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb) where
#0  0x40114f65 in chunk_alloc () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1  0x401145a4 in malloc () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2  0x8089e14 in xmalloc ()
#3  0x807c099 in unwind_protect_var ()
#4  0x8064b55 in execute_command_internal ()
#5  0x8065069 in execute_shell_function ()
#6  0x8064757 in execute_command_internal ()
#7  0x8061a90 in execute_command_internal ()
#8  0x808d723 in parse_and_execute ()
#9  0x805947a in execute_prompt_command ()
#10 0x80583b5 in parse_command ()
#11 0x8058491 in read_command ()
#12 0x80581f6 in reader_loop ()
#13 0x8056787 in main ()
#14 0x400bdc6f in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6