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android-tools package

adbd does not check the screen state before allowing a connection

Bug #1382559 reported by Oliver Grawert
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Canonical System Image
Fix Released
High
Unassigned
Canonical System Image ww05-2015
android-tools (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Critical
Oliver Grawert
android-tools (Ubuntu RTM)
Fix Released
Critical
Oliver Grawert

Bug Description

according to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityAndPrivacySettings/ProtectingUserData adbd should only allow a connection attempt to succeed when teh screen is unlocked. adbd currently does not do this and needs to be fixed.

Tags: ota-1 rtm14
Revision history for this message
Oliver Grawert (ogra) wrote :

additionaly there needs to be support for an override file the installer can put in place so that this feature does not break our automated testing.

Changed in android-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Critical
tags: added: ota-1 rtm14
Changed in android-tools (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Oliver Grawert (ogra)
Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)
information type: Public → Public Security
Oliver Grawert (ogra)
Changed in android-tools (Ubuntu RTM):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Critical
assignee: nobody → Oliver Grawert (ogra)
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package android-tools - 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu37

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android-tools (4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu37) vivid; urgency=medium

  * check screen lock state before allowing establishing a connection
    (LP: #1382559), thanks to Manuel de la Peña <email address hidden> for the
    fix.
 -- Oliver Grawert <email address hidden> Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:21:28 +0100

Changed in android-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → ww03-2015
status: New → Confirmed
Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
milestone: ww03-2015 → ww05-2015
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package android-tools - 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu37rtm1

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android-tools (4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu37rtm1) 14.09; urgency=medium

  * check screen lock state before allowing establishing a connection
    (LP: #1382559), thanks to Manuel de la Peña <email address hidden> for the
    fix.
 -- Oliver Grawert <email address hidden> Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:21:28 +0100

Changed in android-tools (Ubuntu RTM):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Oliver Grawert (ogra)
Changed in android-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Released → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package android-tools - 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu40

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android-tools (4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu40) vivid; urgency=medium

  * add check for screen locking to adbd (LP: #1382559)
 -- Oliver Grawert <email address hidden> Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:59:19 +0100

Changed in android-tools (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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