fix: prevent segfault in StringIO#seek with SEEK_END on null device #137
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Good catch. Could you also try fixing the JRuby implementation? |
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on null device (ruby/stringio#137) Fixes segmentation fault when calling `seek` with `SEEK_END` on null device StringIO created by `StringIO.new(nil)`. ```bash ruby -e "require 'stringio'; StringIO.new(nil).seek(0, IO::SEEK_END)" ``` I tested with below versions. ```bash [koh@Kohs-MacBook-Pro] ~ % ruby -v;gem info stringio;sw_vers ruby 3.4.5 (2025-07-16 revision ruby/stringio@20cda200d3) +PRISM [arm64-darwin24] *** LOCAL GEMS *** stringio (3.1.2) Authors: Nobu Nakada, Charles Oliver Nutter Homepage: https://github.com/ruby/stringio Licenses: Ruby, BSD-2-Clause Installed at (default): /Users/koh/.local/share/mise/installs/ruby/3.4.5/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0 Pseudo IO on String ProductName: macOS ProductVersion: 15.5 BuildVersion: 24F74 [koh@Kohs-MacBook-Pro] ~ % ``` ruby/stringio@9399747bf9
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Summary
Fixes segmentation fault when calling
seekwithSEEK_ENDon null device StringIO created byStringIO.new(nil).How to Reproduce
ruby -e "require 'stringio'; StringIO.new(nil).seek(0, IO::SEEK_END)"I tested with below versions.