3 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 164ef9f..4f3a833 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ This file documents the major additions and syntax changes between releases.
         Fixed check_http not timing-out on redirects
         Fixed negate not printing the real timeout in ALRM handler when left to default
         negate timeout result is now configurable
+        Fixed segfault in check_mysql with old slaves (#2696823 - Oskar Ahner)
 
 1.4.13 25th Sept 2008
         Fix Debian bug #460097: check_http --max-age broken (Hilko Bengen)
diff --git a/THANKS.in b/THANKS.in
index 7737e17..30bf06c 100644
--- a/THANKS.in
+++ b/THANKS.in
@@ -248,3 +248,4 @@ Nik Soggia
 Olli Hauer
 Richard Edward Horner
 John Barbuto
+Oskar Ahner
diff --git a/plugins/check_mysql.c b/plugins/check_mysql.c
index 119ce0a..689648e 100644
--- a/plugins/check_mysql.c
+++ b/plugins/check_mysql.c
@@ -177,13 +177,14 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
                                         continue;
                                 }
                         }
+
                         if ((slave_io_field < 0) || (slave_sql_field < 0) || (num_fields == 0)) {
                                 mysql_free_result (res);
                                 mysql_close (&mysql);
                                 die (STATE_CRITICAL, "Slave status unavailable\n");
                         }
 
-                        snprintf (slaveresult, SLAVERESULTSIZE, "Slave IO: %s Slave SQL: %s Seconds Behind Master: %s", row[slave_io_field], row[slave_sql_field], row[seconds_behind_field]);
+                        snprintf (slaveresult, SLAVERESULTSIZE, "Slave IO: %s Slave SQL: %s Seconds Behind Master: %s", row[slave_io_field], row[slave_sql_field], seconds_behind_field!=-1?row[seconds_behind_field]:"Unknown");
                         if (strcmp (row[slave_io_field], "Yes") != 0 || strcmp (row[slave_sql_field], "Yes") != 0) {
                                 mysql_free_result (res);
                                 mysql_close (&mysql);