[Bug libc/3253] New: glob() crashes when trying to match too many files

["pasky at suse dot cz" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>]

When trying to match really huge amount of files (several hundred of thousands),
glob()'s stack overflows because it uses alloca() to allocate the entry records
temporarily. The attached patch (which is not totally trivial so you might want
to postpone that post glibc-2.5) aims to fix that.

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           Summary: glob() crashes when trying to match too many files
           Product: glibc
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: pasky at suse dot cz
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3253

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