[regression] [hardy] buffer overflow when running cdebootstrap

[Steven Shiau]

Binary package hint: cdebootstrap

The cdeboostrap in my hardy is:
  Installed: 0.4.4ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.4.4ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.4.4ubuntu1 0
        500 http://free.nchc.org.tw hardy/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Running kernel is 2.6.24-10-generic.

I ran this command:
LANG=C cdebootstrap --arch=i386 --flavour=standard hardy chroot http://free.nchc.org.tw/ubuntu

In a week ago or earlier, it worked. However, about 3 days ago, it started to fail at:
-----------
...
P: Extracting upstart-compat-sysv
P: Extracting system-services
P: Extracting tar
P: Extracting upstart-logd
P: Unpacking package dpkg
P: Configuring package dpkg
P: Configuring helper cdebootstrap-helper-rc.d
P: Configuring helper cdebootstrap-helper-makedev
E: buffer overflow
-----------

Then cdebootstrap quit.

[Steven Shiau (stevenshiau)]

Same problem also exists on Gutsy...

[Steven Shiau (stevenshiau)]

Sorry, I should say clearly that I ran the same command:
LANG=C cdebootstrap --arch=i386 --flavour=standard hardy chroot http://free.nchc.org.tw/ubuntu
on Gutsy and it fails.

When I ran:
LANG=C cdebootstrap --arch=i386 --flavour=standard gutsy chroot http://free.nchc.org.tw/ubuntu
it worked.

[Steven Shiau (stevenshiau)]

Great. This problem was fixed. No problem with hardy now.