Ubuntu
initramfs-tools package

mkinitramfs handles errors very badly due to use of /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/functions

Bug #300742 reported by Forest Bond
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

mkinitramfs uses /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/functions for handling certain tasks. Errors that occur in those functions cause the panic function to be called. This launches an interactive shell that steals /dev/console. If this occurs when the user is running X, the keyboard stops working. This is rather unpleasant.

To trigger the bug, try adding a hook with a hyphen in the filename (i.e. /etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/foo-bar-baz).

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