Activity log for bug #1892825

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2020-08-25 06:43:29 bs bug added bug
2020-08-25 09:14:11 Gunnar Hjalmarsson glibc (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Medium
2020-08-25 09:14:11 Gunnar Hjalmarsson glibc (Ubuntu): status New In Progress
2020-08-25 09:14:11 Gunnar Hjalmarsson glibc (Ubuntu): assignee Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)
2020-09-02 07:30:07 Gunnar Hjalmarsson bug added subscriber Ubuntu Sponsors Team
2020-12-11 07:19:26 Mathew Hodson tags amd64 apport-bug focal amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian
2020-12-26 08:10:08 soredake bug added subscriber soredake
2021-02-06 11:40:27 Launchpad Janitor merge proposal linked https://code.launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+git/glibc/+merge/397621
2021-10-18 23:33:53 Michael Hudson-Doyle bug task added pam (Ubuntu)
2021-10-19 01:01:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle nominated for series Ubuntu Impish
2021-10-19 01:01:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle bug task added glibc (Ubuntu Impish)
2021-10-19 01:01:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle bug task added pam (Ubuntu Impish)
2021-10-19 01:01:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle nominated for series Ubuntu Focal
2021-10-19 01:01:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle bug task added glibc (Ubuntu Focal)
2021-10-19 01:01:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle bug task added pam (Ubuntu Focal)
2021-10-19 01:01:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle nominated for series Ubuntu Hirsute
2021-10-19 01:01:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle bug task added glibc (Ubuntu Hirsute)
2021-10-19 01:01:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle bug task added pam (Ubuntu Hirsute)
2021-10-19 01:01:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle nominated for series Ubuntu Bionic
2021-10-19 01:01:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle bug task added glibc (Ubuntu Bionic)
2021-10-19 01:01:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle bug task added pam (Ubuntu Bionic)
2021-10-19 22:56:27 Michael Hudson-Doyle bug watch added https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/issues/395
2021-11-15 01:52:43 Michael Hudson-Doyle description By passing wrong input as following: sudo update-locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 result is: ... #LANGUAGE=en = This "equal" sign that was added makes system completely unusable(can't run sudo anymore): bentzy@bentzy-nb:~$ sudo vim /etc/default/locale sudo: pam_open_session: Bad item passed to pam_*_item() sudo: policy plugin failed session initialization Fixed it booting from installation disk and fixing corrupted /etc/default/locale ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: locales 2.31-0ubuntu9 Uname: Linux 5.5.4-050504-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Tue Aug 25 09:36:03 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-08-17 (7 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: glibc UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) [impact] A simple typo using the update-locale script can render a system inoperable without booting into single user mode or similar: $ sudo update-locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 $ sudo -s sudo: pam_open_session: Bad item passed to pam_*_item() sudo: policy plugin failed session initialization [test case] $ cp /etc/default/locale /tmp/locale $ update-locale --locale-file /tmp/locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 "diff -u /etc/default/locale /tmp/locale" should be empty. [original description] By passing wrong input as following:  sudo update-locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 result is: ... #LANGUAGE=en = This "equal" sign that was added makes system completely unusable(can't run sudo anymore): bentzy@bentzy-nb:~$ sudo vim /etc/default/locale sudo: pam_open_session: Bad item passed to pam_*_item() sudo: policy plugin failed session initialization Fixed it booting from installation disk and fixing corrupted /etc/default/locale ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: locales 2.31-0ubuntu9 Uname: Linux 5.5.4-050504-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Tue Aug 25 09:36:03 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-08-17 (7 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: glibc UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2021-12-13 06:01:50 Steve Langasek glibc (Ubuntu Focal): status New Fix Committed
2021-12-13 06:01:55 Steve Langasek bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2021-12-13 06:01:57 Steve Langasek bug added subscriber SRU Verification
2021-12-13 06:02:01 Steve Langasek tags amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-needed verification-needed-focal
2021-12-13 09:38:59 Gunnar Hjalmarsson tags amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-needed verification-needed-focal amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-done-focal verification-needed
2021-12-13 10:15:29 soredake removed subscriber soredake
2022-01-25 07:57:00 Michael Hudson-Doyle tags amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-done-focal verification-needed amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-done verification-done-focal
2022-02-10 21:48:17 Brian Murray tags amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-done verification-done-focal amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-needed verification-needed-focal
2022-02-10 22:38:40 Brian Murray removed subscriber Ubuntu Sponsors Team
2022-03-10 01:44:07 Michael Hudson-Doyle description [impact] A simple typo using the update-locale script can render a system inoperable without booting into single user mode or similar: $ sudo update-locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 $ sudo -s sudo: pam_open_session: Bad item passed to pam_*_item() sudo: policy plugin failed session initialization [test case] $ cp /etc/default/locale /tmp/locale $ update-locale --locale-file /tmp/locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 "diff -u /etc/default/locale /tmp/locale" should be empty. [original description] By passing wrong input as following:  sudo update-locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 result is: ... #LANGUAGE=en = This "equal" sign that was added makes system completely unusable(can't run sudo anymore): bentzy@bentzy-nb:~$ sudo vim /etc/default/locale sudo: pam_open_session: Bad item passed to pam_*_item() sudo: policy plugin failed session initialization Fixed it booting from installation disk and fixing corrupted /etc/default/locale ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: locales 2.31-0ubuntu9 Uname: Linux 5.5.4-050504-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Tue Aug 25 09:36:03 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-08-17 (7 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: glibc UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) [impact] A simple typo using the update-locale script can render a system inoperable without booting into single user mode or similar: $ sudo update-locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 $ sudo -s sudo: pam_open_session: Bad item passed to pam_*_item() sudo: policy plugin failed session initialization [test case] $ cp /etc/default/locale /tmp/locale $ update-locale --locale-file /tmp/locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 "diff -u /etc/default/locale /tmp/locale" should be empty. $ update-locale --locale-file /tmp/locale LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 The LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 line should have been replaced by LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8. $ update-locale --locale-file /tmp/locale LANGUAGE The LANGUAGE setting is now commented out. [regression potential] Apart from the general concerns about a glibc rebuild, this is a simple change to a simple script. Performing the test as in the test case section is enough to ensure it still works. [original description] By passing wrong input as following:  sudo update-locale LANGUAGE = en_US.UTF-8 result is: ... #LANGUAGE=en = This "equal" sign that was added makes system completely unusable(can't run sudo anymore): bentzy@bentzy-nb:~$ sudo vim /etc/default/locale sudo: pam_open_session: Bad item passed to pam_*_item() sudo: policy plugin failed session initialization Fixed it booting from installation disk and fixing corrupted /etc/default/locale ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: locales 2.31-0ubuntu9 Uname: Linux 5.5.4-050504-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Tue Aug 25 09:36:03 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-08-17 (7 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: glibc UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2022-03-16 21:51:10 Brian Murray glibc (Ubuntu Hirsute): status New Won't Fix
2022-04-26 01:01:19 Michael Hudson-Doyle tags amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-needed verification-needed-focal amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-done-focal
2022-05-11 01:44:39 Chris Halse Rogers removed subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2022-05-11 01:47:31 Launchpad Janitor glibc (Ubuntu Focal): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2022-05-11 07:23:35 Gunnar Hjalmarsson glibc (Ubuntu): status In Progress Fix Released
2022-05-11 14:53:11 Robie Basak glibc (Ubuntu Bionic): status New Fix Committed
2022-05-11 14:53:14 Robie Basak bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2022-05-11 14:53:17 Robie Basak tags amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-done-focal amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-done-focal verification-needed verification-needed-bionic
2022-05-13 03:07:04 Michael Hudson-Doyle tags amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-done-focal verification-needed verification-needed-bionic amd64 apport-bug focal patch-forwarded-debian verification-done-bionic verification-done-focal
2022-05-24 21:54:44 Launchpad Janitor glibc (Ubuntu Bionic): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2022-07-18 23:01:36 Brian Murray glibc (Ubuntu Impish): status New Won't Fix
2022-07-18 23:01:39 Brian Murray pam (Ubuntu Impish): status New Won't Fix