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bug#55952: [PATCH] bindat (strz): Write null terminator after variable l
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From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
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Subject: |
bug#55952: [PATCH] bindat (strz): Write null terminator after variable length string |
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Date: |
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:52:02 +0300 |
> Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca
> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:48:15 -0400
> From: Richard Hansen <rhansen@rhansen.org>
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> Attached patch:
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> * lisp/emacs-lisp/bindat.el (bindat--pack-strz): Explicitly write a
> null byte after packing a variable-length string to ensure proper
> termination when packing to a pre-allocated string.
> * doc/lispref/processes.texi (Bindat Types): Update documentation.
> * test/lisp/emacs-lisp/bindat-tests.el (bindat-test--str-strz-prealloc):
> Update tests.
Thanks, but AFAICT the documentation doesn't describe accurately
enough what the modified code does: what if the pre-allocated
destination string doesn't have enough storage for the null byte the
code adds?