Re: Broken CIDR: no fix in 7.4.6? - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Broken CIDR: no fix in 7.4.6?
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Msg-id 200411121637.iACGbOo06123@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Broken CIDR: no fix in 7.4.6?  ("Alexander M. Pravking" <fduch@antar.bryansk.ru>)
Responses Re: Broken CIDR: no fix in 7.4.6?
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Alexander M. Pravking wrote:
>
> As been said, in 7.4.5 CIDR data type has been accepted values with
> non-zero bits to the right of >24-bit mask:
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2004-10/msg00081.php
>
> In CVS head src/backend/utils/adt/network.c (1.54) has a fix by Bruce,
> but 7.4.6 still has 1.47.2.1 with no fix.
>
> I wonder if I can safely use diff -r1.53 -r1.54 .../network.c to patch
> 7.4.6 sources...

Yes, you can, but you should be sure all your existing data is clean or
you will have problems with revalidating some of your data.  We didn't
backpatch this fix because it was something that might break existing
bad data that got into your system.

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