From: nekral-guest <nekral-guest@5a98b0ae-9ef6-0310-add3-de5d479b70d7>
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 13:49:00 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Set the method string as a constant string.
X-Git-Tag: 4.1.1~110
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e5b79877640252a32f61d635e638e07e749b1fd9;p=thirdparty%2Fshadow.git

Set the method string as a constant string.
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0c92e18d1..24ad6b2ec 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-01-06  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
+
+	* lib/encrypt.c: Set the method string as a constant string.
+
 2008-01-06  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
 
 	* lib/port.c: Assume <errno.h> declares errno.
diff --git a/lib/encrypt.c b/lib/encrypt.c
index eda9713fd..9a880e83b 100644
--- a/lib/encrypt.c
+++ b/lib/encrypt.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ char *pw_encrypt (const char *clear, const char *salt)
 	 * supported, and return a DES encrypted password. */
 	if (salt && salt[0] == '$' && strlen (cp) <= 13)
 	{
-		char *method = "$1$";
+		const char *method;
 		switch (salt[1])
 		{
 			case '1':
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ char *pw_encrypt (const char *clear, const char *salt)
 				method = "SHA512";
 				break;
 			default:
-				method[1] = salt[1];
+			{
+				static char nummethod[4] = "$x$";
+				nummethod[1] = salt[1];
+				method = &nummethod[0];
+			}
 		}
 		fprintf (stderr,
 			 _("crypt method not supported by libcrypt? (%s)\n"),