manual "apt-get update" leads to infite apt-get calls and disk filling (-> DoS)
Bug #999151 reported by
Johann Felix Soden
on 2012-05-14
This bug affects 4 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | byobu |
High
|
Dustin Kirkland | ||
| | byobu (Debian) |
Fix Released
|
Unknown
|
||
Bug Description
On Debian Sid with byobu 5.16-1 running as root, any call to "apt-get update" (or comparable actions by e.g. unattended-
Additionally, the disk is filling up because of temporary /var/cache/
and /var/cache/
Dustin Kirkland (kirkland)
on 2012-06-24
| Changed in byobu: | |
| status: | New → In Progress |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| assignee: | nobody → Dustin Kirkland (kirkland) |
Dustin Kirkland (kirkland)
on 2012-06-24
| Changed in byobu: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
Dustin Kirkland (kirkland)
on 2012-06-24
| Changed in byobu: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
| Alex Peters (alex-peters) wrote : | #1 |
Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab)
on 2013-02-13
| affects: | debian → byobu (Debian) |
| Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab) wrote : | #2 |
I just hit the same in wheezy. Can the fix be merged upstream?
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
on 2013-02-13
| Changed in byobu (Debian): | |
| status: | Unknown → New |
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
on 2013-03-24
| Changed in byobu (Debian): | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
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(For anyone else reading this bug report because they're having trouble with this on Debian Squeeze, version 5.20 is reported to fix the issue.)