Race condition with two concurrent adduser processes
Bug #340095 reported by
James Clemence
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adduser (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.2
Release: 8.04
adduser:
Installed: 3.105ubuntu1
Candidate: 3.105ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 3.105ubuntu1 0
500 file: hardy/main Packages
100 /var/lib/
Two adduser processes were run at the same time by different administrators. This triggers a race condition where they can both select the same UID and therefore the second process fails. While an obscure race condition, it still does happen.
Revision history for this message
| RansomStark (ransomstark) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in adduser (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in adduser (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Expired |
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