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Bug ID 6629818
Synopsis warncore() is fragile when it can't get a file descriptor
State 10-Fix Delivered (Fix available in build)
Category:Subcategory library:libc
Keywords rtiq_reviewed
Responsible Engineer Vladimir Kotal
Reported Against
Duplicate Of
Introduced In solaris_10
Commit to Fix snv_79
Fixed In snv_79
Release Fixed solaris_nevada(snv_79) , solaris_10u7(s10u7_02) (Bug ID:2168244)
Related Bugs 6629735 , 6649563 , 6735446
Submit Date 14-November-2007
Last Update Date 5-December-2007
Description 
The warncore() function (used by many error and warning function) can cause the calling program to core dump in the face of a file descriptor leak.  This is really bad because the function might have been called to tell the user about the file descriptor leak.
Work Around 
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Comments 
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