[php-maint] Bug#447432: Bug#447432: suhosin patch breaks realpath() royally

[Steve Langasek]

On Sun, Oct 21, 2007 at 10:58:33AM +0200, Jan Wagner wrote:

> On Sunday 21 October 2007 10:16, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > Package: php5
> > Version: 5.2.4-1
> > Severity: important

> > The suhosin patch that's been applied to the Debian packages breaks
> > realpath()'s resolution of filenames where the last component of the path
> > (the filename) is a symlink.  This causes all but two of the readlink tests
> > in ext/standard/tests/file to fail in the current build, e.g.
> > <http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.cgi?pkg=php5&arch=alpha&ver=5.2.4-1&stamp=1
> >190131371&file=log&as=rawhttp://buildd.debian.org/fetch.cgi?pkg=php5&arch=al
> >pha&ver=5.2.4-1&stamp=1190131371&file=log&as=raw>:

> [...]

> > I think the suhosin patch should be unapplied until it stops causing
> > regressions in such straightforward functions.

> was it reported to upstream?

> With kind regards, Jan.

Not by me, but I didn't apply the patch to the package and don't even know
who upstream for it is.  I figure this is Sean's problem. :)

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