login: pututxline could fail to overwrite existing entries [BZ #24902]
The internal_getut_r function updates the file_offset variable and therefore must always update last_entry as well. Previously, if pututxline could not upgrade the read lock to a write lock, internal_getut_r would update file_offset only, without updating last_entry, and a subsequent call would not overwrite the existing utmpx entry at file_offset, instead creating a new entry. This has been observed to cause unbounded file growth in high-load situations. This commit removes the buffer argument to internal_getut_r and updates the last_entry variable directly, along with file_offset. Initially reported and fixed by Ondřej Lysoněk. Reviewed-by:Gabriel F. T. Gomes <gabrielftg@linux.ibm.com> (cherry picked from commit 61d3db42)
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