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Bug #25103 Session handling that seg faults apache
Submitted: 2003-08-15 18:37 UTC Modified: 2003-08-15 20:21 UTC
From: tony at tonybibbs dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Session related
PHP Version: 4.3.2 OS: Linux (RedHat)
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-08-15 18:37 UTC] tony at tonybibbs dot com 
Description:
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I have a custom php session handler that interacts with a database via PEAR::DB.  I have set session.save_handler to user.  I have test this using both MySQL and MS SQL Server 2000 on the backend.  Running this code can kill one of the Apache process consistently.  The short version of what I am doing is I authenticate my app, stick a user object in the session using $_SESSION['user'] = &$userObj; Then later I try to get that object out of the session by using $userObj = &$_SESSION['user'].  

To get code that reproduces this go here:

http://www.tonybibbs.com/filemgmt/visit.php?lid=5

Reproduce code:
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http://www.tonybibbs.com/filemgmt/visit.php?lid=5

Expected result:
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I would expect that on page 2 I would get an instance of the object out of the session Ok.

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 [2003-08-15 18:53 UTC] derick@php.net 
Please try using this CVS snapshot:

  http://snaps.php.net/php4-STABLE-latest.tar.gz
 
For Windows:
 
  http://snaps.php.net/win32/php4-win32-STABLE-latest.zip
 [2003-08-15 20:21 UTC] sniper@php.net 
Session extension does not work with references. Don't use those and everything will be fine.

If it crashes, provide a SHORT example script (one php file),
max. 20 lines of code. (yes, you can make it shorter)
And/or a gdb backtrace.
 
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