[PATCH] replace: count_strstr - Handle an edge case where sub is empty
Martin Lewis
martin.lewis.x84 at gmail.com
Sun Sep 15 16:51:30 UTC 2019
If sub is empty, avoids an infinite loop.
Signed-off-by: Martin Lewis <martin.lewis.x84 at gmail.com>
---
libbb/replace.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/libbb/replace.c b/libbb/replace.c
index a661d96..6183d3e 100644
--- a/libbb/replace.c
+++ b/libbb/replace.c
@@ -11,14 +11,18 @@
#include "libbb.h"
unsigned FAST_FUNC count_strstr(const char *str, const char *sub)
{
size_t sub_len = strlen(sub);
unsigned count = 0;
+ /* If sub is empty, avoid an infinite loop */
+ if (sub_len == 0)
+ return strlen(str) + 1;
+
while ((str = strstr(str, sub)) != NULL) {
count++;
str += sub_len;
}
return count;
}
--
1.9.1
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