Re: security alerts in busybox

"Roberto A. Foglietta via busybox" <[email protected]> Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:44:14 +0200

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.busybox
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On Sat, 25 Apr 2026 at 23:21, Jody Bruchon via busybox
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hey, while we're broadcasting our forks of BusyBox, here's mine.
...
>
> https://codeberg.org/jbruchon/jbusybox

//config: bool "jdupes (18.9 kb)"
//config: default y
//config: help
//config: A powerful duplicate file finder and manager

default n

I read:

c29395269 - 2026-04-01 - Combine optimizations the BusyBox crew added
after nerfing my work

aha, gamer-player slang! ;-)

Finally:

        buf = (char *)xmalloc(end_offset + 1);
-       if (!buf) return NULL;

xmalloc doesn't require NULL check

Best regards, R-