dpkg (1.18.4ubuntu1.3) xenial; urgency=medium
* Use ohshit() instead of internerr() for unhandled dpkg-split exit
codes. (i.e. do not abort). Closes: #812679, LP: #1601998
-- Brian Murray <br...@ubuntu.com> Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:14:06 -0700
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu Xenial)
Status: New => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1577413
Title:
dpkg crashes if given -i directory as parameter
Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in dpkg source package in Xenial:
Fix Released
Bug description:
$ sudo dpkg -i /tmp
[sudo] password for user:
dpkg-split: error: error reading /tmp: Is a directory
dpkg:../../src/unpack.c:123:deb_reassemble: internal error: unexpected exit
status 2 from dpkg-split
Aborted (core dumped)
Installing a directory is of course an error from user, but dpkg should
detect it and not crash.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
Date: Mon May 2 17:14:01 2016
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-12 (445 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
SourcePackage: dpkg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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