#716349 [Mayhem] Bug report on spell: spell crashes with exit status 139

Package:
spell
Source:
spell
Description:
GNU Spell, a clone of Unix `spell'
Submitter:
Alexandre Rebert
Date:
2026-01-03 22:05:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#716349#5
Date:
2013-07-10 19:56:23 UTC
From:
To:
spell crashes with exit status 139. We confirmed the crash by
re-running it in a fresh debian unstable installation.

The attachment [1] contains a testcase (under ./crash) crashing the
program. It ensures that you can easily reproduce the bug. Additionally,
under ./crash_info/, we include more information about the crash such as
a core dump, the dmesg generated by the crash, and its output.

Regards,
The Mayhem Team (Alexandre Rebert, Thanassis Avgerinos, Sang Kil Cha, David Brumley, Manuel Egele)
Cylab, Carnegie Mellon University

[1] http://www.forallsecure.com/bug-reports/0f7889a9dec5bd349d300824827f187ae3a82eb8/full_report
#716349#12
Date:
2026-01-03 21:46:59 UTC
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To:
Dear Alexandre,

Currently, spell recognizes an input and exits.

See below:

# spell $(cat argv_1.symb) < file___dev__stdin.symb
bash: warning: command substitution: ignored null byte in input
spell:: stat error: No such file or directory

I am closing this bug. Feel free to reopen if needed.

Eriberto