gedit causes loss of extended attributes (xattrs)
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gedit |
New
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Unknown
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| gedit (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Ubuntu 21.04 hirsute
gedit 3.38.1-1
If a file with extended attributes (xattrs) is edited and saved with gedit, the xattrs are lost. This problem - as well as the loss of birth time, reported in https:/
Steps to reproduce:
1 echo testing > testfile.txt
2 setfattr -n user.test -v "this is my test xattr" testfile.txt
3 getfattr -d testfile.txt
# file: testfile.txt
user.test="this is my test xattr"
4 gedit testfile.txt
make edit and save
5 getfattr -d testfile.txt
no output
This bug also causes a loss of ACLs for the edited file, as they are stored as extended attributes. Because of this I am marking this bug as a security vulnerability.
This bug is not limited to gedit; it applies to a number of other text editors.
| description: | updated |
| Seth Arnold (seth-arnold) wrote | #1 |
| information type: | Private Security → Public Security |
| Alex (thud) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in gedit (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in gedit: | |
| status: | Unknown → New |
Nice find Alex; can you please report this to upstream gedit, and report back the bug url here so we can link them together?
Thanks