IV04541: KOREAN APPLICATION IS KILLED BY MULTIPLECANDIDATES KEY APPLIES TO AIX 5300-11

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• dbx stacktrace is as follows:
  (dbx) where
  .() at 0xf414
  makeauxinfo(??) at 0x900000004b32ffc
  kimfilter(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x900000004b33e50
  KIMFilter(??, ??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x900000004b3421c
  IMFilter@AF18_5(??, ??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x9000000026245e8
  _aixXmbFilter(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x9000000024fff64
  _XaixKeyPressFilter(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x9000000024ff0f8
  XFilterEvent(??, ??) at 0x9000000024c542c
  main(0x2, 0xffffffffffff9e8) at 0x1000019f4
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Test instruction is as follows:
  1. Compile and run ximall3a2 with -onthespot option
       $ cc -o ximall3a2_64 ximall3a2.c -b64 -q64 -lX11
       $ ./ximall3a2_64 -onthespot
  2. Move input focus to ximall3a2_64 window
  3. Press Hangul key
  4. Press Hanja key
  5. Type "gks", then press MultipleCandidates
  .
  dbx stacktrace is as follows:
  (dbx) where
  .() at 0xf414
  makeauxinfo(??) at 0x900000004b32ffc
  kimfilter(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x900000004b33e50
  KIMFilter(??, ??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x900000004b3421c
  IMFilter@AF18_5(??, ??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x9000000026245e8
  _aixXmbFilter(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x9000000024fff64
  _XaixKeyPressFilter(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x9000000024ff0f8
  XFilterEvent(??, ??) at 0x9000000024c542c
  main(0x2, 0xffffffffffff9e8) at 0x1000019f4
  

Problem conclusion

• In makeauxinfo(), there is a atks() call.
  A string pointer d was defined in atks() but it will be freed
  in makeauxinfo().
  We will define the d from makeauxinfo() to avoid pointer
  address corrumption.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  IV02442

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX 5.3

• Fixed component ID

  5765G0300

Applicable component levels

• R530 PSY U844876

     UP11/10/07 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

• U844876 bos.loc.iso.ko_KR 5.3.11.1