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#2802 sss_override segfaults when accidentally adding --help flag to some commands
Closed: Fixed Opened by lslebodn.

Closed: Fixed
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Ticket was cloned from Red Hat Bugzilla (product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7): Bug 1265366

Description of problem:
Small bug, but trying to get more information from some of the sss_override
options, adding --help to certain options will cause sss_override to segfault.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
sssd-client-1.13.0-33.el7.x86_64
How reproducible:
Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. sss_override user-del --help
2.
3.
Actual results:
[root@sssd1-13-0-29 ~]# sss_override user-del --help
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Expected results:
Print help
[root@sssd1-13-0-29 ~]# sss_override user-del
Missing option: Specify name of modified object.
Usage: sss_override user-del NAME
Common options:
  --debug=INT            Enable debug at level
Additional info:

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owner: somebody => pbrezina
review: True => 0
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No need to block 1.13.1 release over segfault with --help but we do need to fix this for 1.13.2, crashes are bad.

priority: major => blocker

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patch: 0 => 1

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status: new => assigned

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milestone: NEEDS_TRIAGE => SSSD 1.13.2

master:

  • bda8039465a0084fb380e878c8f9ea3e900505ea

sssd-1-13:

  • 4d5e7e548865bffec5b8656ecb81c73887949c75

resolution: => fixed
status: assigned => closed

Metadata Update from @lslebodn:
- Issue assigned to pbrezina
- Issue set to the milestone: SSSD 1.13.2

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