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+#!/bin/sh
+# Ensure that cut does not allocate mem for large ranges
+
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
+print_ver_ cut
+getlimits_
+
+vm=$(get_min_ulimit_v_ returns_ 0 cut -b1 /dev/null) \
+  || skip_ "this shell lacks ulimit support"
+
+# Ensure we can cut up to our sentinel value.
+# Don't use expr to subtract one,
+# since UINTMAX_MAX may exceed its maximum value.
+CUT_MAX=$(expr $UINTMAX_MAX - 1) || framework_failure_
+
+# From coreutils-8.10 through 8.20, this would make cut try to allocate
+# a 256MiB bit vector.
+(ulimit -v $vm && cut -b$CUT_MAX- /dev/null > err 2>&1) || fail=1
+
+# Up to and including coreutils-8.21, cut would allocate possibly needed
+# memory upfront.  Subsequently extra memory is no longer needed.
+(ulimit -v $vm && cut -b1-$CUT_MAX /dev/null >> err 2>&1) || fail=1
+
+# Explicitly disallow values above CUT_MAX
+(ulimit -v $vm && returns_ 1 cut -b$UINTMAX_MAX /dev/null 2>/dev/null) ||
+  fail=1
+(ulimit -v $vm && returns_ 1 cut -b$UINTMAX_OFLOW /dev/null 2>/dev/null) ||
+  fail=1
+
+compare /dev/null err || fail=1
+
+Exit $fail