Re: BUG #5101: Off-by-one error in bitncmp() in src/backend/utils/adt/network.c - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

Chris Mikkelson wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      5101
> Logged by:          Chris Mikkelson
> Email address:      cmikk@qwest.net
> PostgreSQL version: 8.4.1(+earlier)
> Operating system:   all
> Description:        Off-by-one error in bitncmp() in
> src/backend/utils/adt/network.c
> Details:
>
> When comparing a number of bits divisible by 8, bitncmp() may dereference a
> pointer one byte out
> of bounds.
>
> The following patch against 8.4.1 incorporates the fix made to bitncmp() in
> the BIND source tree:

Thanks, applied.

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