PM43423: cleartool mkattr with an attribute value 4230 characters or greater will cause interactive cleartool shell stack corruption

Rational ClearCase Fix Pack (7.1.2.5) for version 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack (8.0.0.1) for version 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (7.1.2.14) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 11 (8.0.0.11) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 12 (8.0.0.12) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 15 (7.1.2.15) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 13 (8.0.0.13) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 16 (7.1.2.16) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 17 (7.1.2.17) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (8.0.0.14) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 18 (7.1.2.18) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 15 (8.0.0.15) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (7.1.2.19) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 16 (8.0.0.16) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 17 (8.0.0.17) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 18 (8.0.0.18) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (8.0.0.19) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 20 (8.0.0.20) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 21 (8.0.0.21) for 8.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• cleartool mkattr with an attribute value 4230 characters or
  greater will cause interactive cleartool shell stack corruption
  of multiple commands
  
  
  ClearCase 7.0.1.10 and 7.1.2.2
  
  
  Multiple UNIX/Linux Hosts
  
  
  To Reproduce:
  
  
  Enter a cleartool interactive shell and issue several cleartool
  commands, one including with a very large mkattr value.  On the
  next cleartool command issued, a segmentation fault will occur.
  
  
  Workaround:  Do not issue the mkattr command within a cleartool
  interactive shell when using a large attribute value
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  cleartool mkattr with an attribute value 4230 characters or
  greater will cause interactive cleartool shell stack
  corruption of multiple commands
  
  
  ClearCase 7.0.1.10 and 7.1.2.2
  
  
  Multiple UNIX/Linux Hosts
  
  
  To Reproduce:
  
  
  Enter a cleartool interactive shell and issue several
  cleartool commands, one including with a very large mkattr
  value. On the next cleartool command issued, a segmentation
  fault will occur.
  
  
  Workaround:  Do not issue the mkattr command within a
  cleartool interactive shell when using a large attribute
  value
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearCase versions 7.1.1.8, 7.1.2.5
  and 8.0.0.1
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CLEARCASE UNIX

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2901

Applicable component levels

• R701 PSN

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